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Mountain goat

Oreamnos americanus

Photo by pesayo
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Alpine slopes

Notes:

The goats from the first picture kept coming up the hill and one walked right into the second picture. I think they must have been fed before as this is a popular short hike in Glacier National Park.

Reference Links:

Oreamnos americanus (de Blainville, 1816)

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Comments (6)
Ashish
Wow...great feat to wander around there...!!
pesayo
AshishNimkar, This is in the Rockies. It's at Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park in Montana.
Ashish
Its within Rockey's...?
Ashish
That Goat remind me Snowy of Tintin... :)
SeanWeekly
An Amazing picture and animals of course :)

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PublishedAugust 10, 2011

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