. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Painted l)y Curl lliiiigius. KOCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT. COURAGE OF THE MOUNTAIN GOAT 45 North American hoofed animal which does not becomeutterly panic-stricken when brought to bay by dogs. Anelk, deer, sheep or caribou cornered on a narrow ledge willquickly leap off to instant death; but the marvellously cool. SKELETON OF AN ADULT MALE MOUNTAIN courtesy of the Field Columbian Museum, Chicago. F. J. V. Skiff, Director. Mountain Goat stands fast and waits for something favorableto develop
. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Painted l)y Curl lliiiigius. KOCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT. COURAGE OF THE MOUNTAIN GOAT 45 North American hoofed animal which does not becomeutterly panic-stricken when brought to bay by dogs. Anelk, deer, sheep or caribou cornered on a narrow ledge willquickly leap off to instant death; but the marvellously cool. SKELETON OF AN ADULT MALE MOUNTAIN courtesy of the Field Columbian Museum, Chicago. F. J. V. Skiff, Director. Mountain Goat stands fast and waits for something favorableto develop. If he can charge the dogs that annoy him, stabthem to death and toss them off into space, he will gladlydo so; but if he cannot, he sticks to his ledge, grits his teeth,occasionally stamps with vexation and says: Well, whatare you going to do about it? The Mountain Goat mother stays with her helpless kid 46 HOOFED ANIMALS and defends it, even when attacked by dogs, regardless of herown safety. The White Goat is quite as odd in appearance as in mindand habit. Judging merely from its appearance an observerwould be justified in considering it a slow, clumsy creature,safe only upon level ground. On the contrary, it is the mostexpert and daring rock-climber of all American hoofed an-imals. Its hoofs are small, angular and very compact, andconsist of an ingenious combination of rubber-pad inside andknife-
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