. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. 636 UNGULATA. like. Diirinof the summer it ascends to a heisfht of fifteen thousand feet above the sea, and prefers to stay near the fower edge of tlie melting snow-fields; in winter it descends lower, l)ut never leaves the mountain- peaks. In these deserts, where the human foot seldom treads, it mo\es, with the surc-footedness of its race, from rock to rock, or clambers up precipices which seem inaccessible. When alarmed, the troop, led by the males, rushes at full gall
. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. 636 UNGULATA. like. Diirinof the summer it ascends to a heisfht of fifteen thousand feet above the sea, and prefers to stay near the fower edge of tlie melting snow-fields; in winter it descends lower, l)ut never leaves the mountain- peaks. In these deserts, where the human foot seldom treads, it mo\es, with the surc-footedness of its race, from rock to rock, or clambers up precipices which seem inaccessible. When alarmed, the troop, led by the males, rushes at full gallop to the edge of the most terrible precipices and plunges down, or leaps a chasm, one after another, treading exactly on the same spot, with the lightness of a winged creature, rather than like a quadruped. Endowed with keen powers of smelling and hearing, the Mountain Goat baffles in most cases the attempts of the hunter. The Indians occasionally hunt this animal, but without any eagerness. The flesh is of little value, as it is both very tough and has an odor which sickens even the Redskins. The pelt is valuable, and is carried in to the Hudson Bay Company's factories. Like other furs, its value varies with the fashion of the day. When monkey-skin muffs and collars were in vogue, the fleece of this antelope supplied material for an Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Craig, Hugh. New York : Johnson & Bailey
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