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mountain goat
noun
: a ruminant mammal (Oreamnos americanus) of mountainous northwestern North America that has a thick yellowish-white coat and slightly curved horns and resembles a goat
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Along the way, travelers can see mountain goats and bighorn sheep as well as grizzly bears.
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Here, grizzly bears, wolverines, and mountain goats make their homes, and glaciers still cling to the highest summits, on lands to which the Blackfeet, Selis, Qlispe, and Ksanka tribes have ancestral ties.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2023
Wesley Sarmento, a mountain goat expert at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, called the study innovative.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Here, Camping World noted, visitors can spot everything from mountain goats to elk, bighorn sheep, and even mountain lions.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2024
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Here, grizzly bears, wolverines, and mountain goats make their homes, and glaciers still cling to the highest summits, on lands to which the Blackfeet, Selis, Qlispe, and Ksanka tribes have ancestral ties.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2023
Wesley Sarmento, a mountain goat expert at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, called the study innovative.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Here, Camping World noted, visitors can spot everything from mountain goats to elk, bighorn sheep, and even mountain lions.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Mountain goat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20goat. Accessed 16 Jul. 2024.
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