1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,500 SHEER CRAGGY CLIFFS STRETCH 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:04,633 SKYWARD TO ROCKY PEAKS, 3 00:00:04,633 --> 00:00:06,367 FORMING A HOME CARVED FROM 4 00:00:06,367 --> 00:00:07,734 GRANITE. 5 00:00:07,734 --> 00:00:09,266 THIS IS THEIR HABITAT, FOOD, 6 00:00:09,266 --> 00:00:11,066 WATER, SHELTER AND SPACE. 7 00:00:11,066 --> 00:00:12,333 FEW OTHER ANIMALS CAN MOVE 8 00:00:12,333 --> 00:00:13,533 AROUND SO EASILY IN THESE 9 00:00:13,533 --> 00:00:14,967 RUGGED ROCKY PEAKS. 10 00:00:14,967 --> 00:00:16,333 IT'S THEIR KEY TO SURVIVAL, 11 00:00:16,333 --> 00:00:18,333 BECAUSE HERE IN THIS DIFFICULT 12 00:00:18,333 --> 00:00:20,066 TERRAIN, THEY CAN AVOID 13 00:00:20,066 --> 00:00:22,166 COMPETITION FROM OTHER ANIMALS 14 00:00:22,166 --> 00:00:23,633 THAT WOULD EAT THE SAME FOODS. 15 00:00:23,633 --> 00:00:26,333 AND THE CLEAR VIEW FROM A 16 00:00:26,333 --> 00:00:28,000 MOUNTAIN PEAK MAKES IT 17 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,100 DIFFICULT FOR A PREDATOR TO 18 00:00:29,100 --> 00:00:31,633 SURPRISE A WILD GOAT. 19 00:00:31,633 --> 00:00:33,700 THEY ALSO BLEND WELL WITH THIS 20 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:35,700 HABITAT. 21 00:00:35,700 --> 00:00:37,533 FROM A DISTANCE, THEY APPEAR 22 00:00:37,533 --> 00:00:39,166 TO BE A LARGE BOULDER OR SNOW 23 00:00:39,166 --> 00:00:41,333 BANK MERGING WITH THEIR 24 00:00:41,333 --> 00:00:44,000 SURROUNDINGS, UNTIL THEY MOVE, 25 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,633 THEY'RE DIFFICULT TO SEE. 26 00:00:45,633 --> 00:00:47,000 THE MALES HORNS ARE MUCH 27 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,533 THICKER AT THE BASE AND SWEEP 28 00:00:48,533 --> 00:00:49,700 UP INTO AN ARC. 29 00:00:49,700 --> 00:00:51,333 THE FEMALES HORNS HAVE LESS 30 00:00:51,333 --> 00:00:52,533 BULK AND HOOK ABOUT THREE 31 00:00:52,533 --> 00:00:53,800 INCHES FROM THE END. 32 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,066 HORN AND HOOF ARE THE MOUNTAIN 33 00:00:55,066 --> 00:00:56,300 GOATS SECURITY. 34 00:00:56,300 --> 00:00:58,300 FEW ANIMALS HAVE THE DEXTERITY 35 00:00:58,300 --> 00:01:00,266 TO CLIMB THE SHEER PRECARIOUS 36 00:01:00,266 --> 00:01:02,433 FACE OF A MOUNTAIN. 37 00:01:02,433 --> 00:01:03,867 THE CENTER OF A MOUNTAIN 38 00:01:03,867 --> 00:01:05,433 GOAT'S HOOF IS VERY SOFT AND 39 00:01:05,433 --> 00:01:06,900 SPONGY. 40 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:08,066 THESE PADS CAN GRIP THE 41 00:01:08,066 --> 00:01:09,266 SURFACE OF ROCKS, WORKING 42 00:01:09,266 --> 00:01:10,800 SOMEWHAT LIKE A SUCTION CUP. 43 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,166 IT MAKES IT LOOK EASY FOR THE 44 00:01:12,166 --> 00:01:13,633 MOUNTAIN GOAT TO CLIMB NEARLY 45 00:01:13,633 --> 00:01:15,800 STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN A PEAK. 46 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:16,967 THESE ADAPTATIONS MAKE IT 47 00:01:16,967 --> 00:01:18,734 POSSIBLE FOR MOUNTAIN GOATS TO 48 00:01:18,734 --> 00:01:20,433 LIVE ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD. 49 00:01:20,433 --> 00:01:21,800 IN ADDITION TO KEEPING THE 50 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,433 SPECIES RELATIVELY SAFE FROM 51 00:01:23,433 --> 00:01:24,800 PREDATORS, IT ALSO ALLOWS THEM 52 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,000 TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE THEY 53 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,333 HAVE VERY LITTLE COMPETITION 54 00:01:27,333 --> 00:01:28,700 FROM OTHER LARGE ANIMALS LIKE 55 00:01:28,700 --> 00:01:30,600 ELK AND MOOSE. 56 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:31,800 THE WILD GOATS DON'T HAVE TO 57 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:32,867 SHARE THE LIMITED GRASSES AND 58 00:01:32,867 --> 00:01:34,500 SHRUBS THAT GROW AT THESE HIGH 59 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:36,333 ELEVATIONS, AND THIS CAN BE 60 00:01:36,333 --> 00:01:38,900 CRITICAL IN WINTER MONTHS. 61 00:01:38,900 --> 00:01:41,166 ONCE THE SNOW BLANKETS THE 62 00:01:41,166 --> 00:01:42,600 HIGH COUNTRY, THE DEER AND ELK 63 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,700 TRAVEL TO LOWER ELEVATIONS, 64 00:01:44,700 --> 00:01:46,166 BUT THE MOUNTAIN GOAT STAYS, 65 00:01:46,166 --> 00:01:48,500 SEEKING HABITAT TOO SEVERE FOR 66 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:50,367 THESE OTHER ANIMALS. 67 00:01:50,367 --> 00:01:51,867 THE WILD GOATS LOOK FOR AREAS 68 00:01:51,867 --> 00:01:53,166 THAT SHED SNOW, THEN FEED ON 69 00:01:53,166 --> 00:01:54,500 WHATEVER'S AVAILABLE, SHRUBS, 70 00:01:54,500 --> 00:01:56,033 GRASSES, FUR TREES, EVEN 71 00:01:56,033 --> 00:01:58,033 LICHEN, IF NECESSARY. 72 00:01:58,033 --> 00:01:59,467 A HARSH WINTER OR A POOR FOOD 73 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:01,433 SUPPLY CAN RESULT IN A HIGH 74 00:02:01,433 --> 00:02:04,800 DEATH RATE FOR YOUNG ANIMALS. 75 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,266 DURING THIS TIME, GOATS TEND 76 00:02:06,266 --> 00:02:07,533 TO GATHER IN SMALL GROUPS OF 77 00:02:07,533 --> 00:02:09,266 THREE AND FOUR THAT STAY IN 78 00:02:09,266 --> 00:02:10,533 ONE PLACE. 79 00:02:10,533 --> 00:02:11,700 IT APPEARS THEY SURVIVE IN 80 00:02:11,700 --> 00:02:12,800 THESE HARSH CONDITIONS BY 81 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,100 REMAINING RELATIVELY STILL AND 82 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:15,533 CONSERVING ENERGY RATHER THAN 83 00:02:15,533 --> 00:02:19,066 LOOKING EXTENSIVELY FOR FOOD. 84 00:02:19,066 --> 00:02:20,367 THE WORLD OF THE MOUNTAIN GOAT 85 00:02:20,367 --> 00:02:21,967 SEEMS MAGICAL, PERCHED HIGH 86 00:02:21,967 --> 00:02:23,500 ABOVE THE EARTH ON CRAGGY 87 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:26,433 CLIFFS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY 88 00:02:26,433 --> 00:02:28,266 MOUNTAINS. 89 00:02:28,266 --> 00:02:30,066 IT'S A DIFFICULT PLACE TO 90 00:02:30,066 --> 00:02:31,633 LIVE, BUT FOR THE MOUNTAIN 91 00:02:31,633 --> 00:02:33,000 GOAT IT HAS EVERYTHING THE 92 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,166 ANIMAL REQUIRES - FOOD, WATER, 93 00:02:34,166 --> 00:02:35,700 SHELTER AND SPACE (GOAT 94 00:02:35,700 --> 00:02:38,500 BAYING) . 95 00:02:38,500 --> 00:02:39,600 . 96 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:40,533 . 97 00:02:40,533 --> 00:02:45,800 AND ONE INCREDIBLE VIEW.