The Mountain goat is a white, woolly animal that lives in the mountains of western North America. It roams across the mountains in Alaska, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The Mountain goat looks like a goat antelope but more than a goat than an antelope.

    Most Mountain goats can stand from 3 to 4 feet tall at the shoulder. The males are larger than the females. They have thick under fur to protect them from the severe winds and cold in the winter months. Females and males both have short, powerful legs and large black hoofs. The females have slightly longer horns than males. Also both of the sexes has black horns.

    The male usually lives alone except during the mating season which is during November to early January. The females pregnancy lasts about 6 months, and gives birth to 1 kid or twins in the spring which is generally between May and June.

    Mountain goats eats grasses, sedges, lichens and the leaves and twigs of shrubs.

    Goats are easily distinguished from sheep by the goats' beards, the strong odor of male goats in heat, and the absence of scent glands on the face and hind feet of goats; the goat's coat is generally more hair like and, unlike sheep, the domestic goat carries its tail up.

    Goats range in size from pygmy varieties, 41 cm (16 in) high and 20 kg (44 lb.) in weight, to large breeds standing up to 1 m (40 in) high and weighing 113 kg (250 lb.). Mature females, called does or nannies, are about three quarters the size of mature bucks or billies.

    The Scientific classification:  The Mountain goat belongs to the Bovidae. It is classified as Oreamnos americaus.