BIG PREY - The Mountain Goat

Mountain goats are not true goats—but they are close relatives. They are more properly known as goat-antelopes.

These surefooted beasts inhabit many of North America's most spectacular alpine environments. They often appear at precipitous heights, from Alaska to the U.S. Rocky Mountains, showcasing climbing abilities that leave other animals, including most humans, far below. Mountain goats have cloven hooves with two toes that spread wide to improve balance. Rough pads on the bottom of each toe provide the grip of a natural climbing shoe. Mountain goats are powerful but nimble and can jump nearly 12 feet (3.5 meters) in a single bound.

Mountain goats have distinctive beards and long, warm coats to protect them from cold temperatures and biting mountain winds. Their dazzling white coats provide good camouflage on the snowy heights. During the more moderate summer season goats shed this coat.

Female goats (called nannies) spend much of the year in herds with their young (called kids). These groups may include as many as 20 animals. Males (known as billies) usually live alone or with one or two other male goats. Both sexes boast beautiful pointed horns, and in mating season billies will sometimes use them to battle rivals for prospective mates.

In the spring, a nanny goat gives birth to one kid (sometimes two), which must be on its feet within minutes of arrival into its sparse mountain world. Mountain goats eat plants, grasses, mosses, and other alpine vegetation.

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Billies: 150-300 lbs
Nannies: 100-180 lbs

01: 150 lb (billy) / 100 lb (nanny)
02: 154 lb  / 104 lb
03: 158 lb / 108 lb
04: 160 lb / 112 lb
05: 165 lb / 115 lb
06: 170 lb / 118 lb
07: 175 lb / 120 lb
08: 180 lb / 122 lb
09: 185 lb / 125 lb
10: 190 lb / 130 lb
11: 195 lb / 135 lb
12: 200 lb / 140 lb
13: 210 lb / 145 lb
14: 220 lb / 150 lb
15: 235 lb / 155 lb
16: 245 lb / 160 lb
17: 260 lb / 165 lb
18: 270 lb / 170 lb
19: 285 lb / 175 lb
20: 300 lb (billy) / 180 lb (nanny)


Originally from STP Strong