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Dust Bathing Our first goats! We were quite lucky to come across this herd - they'd just come over the ridge when we arrived and were gone again in about 15 minutes or less. Geotagged,Mountain goat,Oreamnos americanus,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Dust Bathing

Our first goats! We were quite lucky to come across this herd - they'd just come over the ridge when we arrived and were gone again in about 15 minutes or less.

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The Mountain Goat

The mountain goat, also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of "Capra", the genus that includes the wild goat, "Capra aegagrus", from which the domestic goat is derived. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs and ice.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Aug 2, 2015. Captured Sep 1, 2015 13:46 in Wonderland Trail, Ashford, WA 98304, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.