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Mountain Goat (other)
A mountain goat is a mammal species of the genus ''Oreamnos'' found in North America. Mountain goat may also refer to: * Altai Mountain goat, a breed of domestic goat * Harrington's mountain goat, an extinct relative of the North American mountain goats * Kinetic Mountain Goat, a small airplane * The Mountain Goats, an American indie rock band * Mountain Goat (bus company), a bus company in Cumbria, England * Mountain Goat (motor cycle), a 1960s off-road New Zealand farm bike * Mountain Goat Beer, an Australian microbrewery * The Mountain Goats, a fictional college football team in ''Blue Mountain State'' * Mountain Goats (TV series), ''Mountain Goats'' (TV series), 2015 British sitcom See also *Goat Mountain (other) *Capra (genus), ''Capra'' (genus), a genus of goats including the Eurasian mountain goats *Dahu, a legendary Alpine goat-like creature with left and right legs of different lengths *Tahr, a Himalayan ungulate {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Goat
The mountain goat (''Oreamnos americanus''), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a hoofed mammal endemic to mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs and ice. Despite its vernacular name and both genera being in the same subfamily (Caprinae), the mountain goat is not a member of ''Capra'', the genus that includes all other goats, such as the wild goat (''Capra aegagrus''), from which the domestic goat is derived. Instead, it is more closely allied with the takins (''Budorcas'') and chamois (''Rupicapra''). Classification and evolution The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate of the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae (along with antelopes, gazelles, and cattle). It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae, along with true goats, wild sheep, the chamois, the muskox and other species. The takins of the Himalayan region, while not a sister lineage of the mountain goat, are nonetheless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
