Mountain Goat Stroll
by Sandra Bronstein
Title
Mountain Goat Stroll
Artist
Sandra Bronstein
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art Photography - Digital Art
Description
© 2014 Sandra Bronstein Photography. All Rights Reserved.
During the winter months, when the Snake River Canyon is laden with snow and ice, the mountain goats come closer to the roads where food may be exposed and more easily obtained.
Both male and female mountain goats have beards, short tails, and long black horns, approximately 6-11 inches in length, which contain yearly growth rings. They are protected from the elements by their woolly white double coats. The fine, dense wool of their undercoats is covered by an outer layer of longer, hollow hairs. Mountain goats molt in spring by rubbing against rocks and trees, with the adult bucks, or males, shedding their extra wool first and the pregnant does, or females,shedding last. Their coats help them to withstand winter temperatures as low as −50 °F and winds of up to 100 mph. They seek extremely high altitude locations during the summer months.
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June 1st, 2014
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