There are many classifications of the mountain goat. Their class is a mammal. Their order is artoigactlyla. The family of the goat is bovidae. The species is a goat. Its habitat is in tundra’s, mountains, and desserts. It has 4 legs. It is a great climber. Its subfamilies are caprinae, ofibovinae, and rupicaprine. It eats grass and shrubs. There are 5-10 species of goat. It’s in Asia, central Europe, North America, and North Africa. Mountain goats are not endangered. There are 5 – 10 species of mountain goats know for now. All mountain goats should have climbing talent. Males are called rams or billys. The mountain goats life span is from 6 – 24 years old. They can give birth to 3 kids at a time. All mountain goats have fur on their bodies. Their toes are called dewclaws. Their age of maturity is from 2 – 14. Some of them have curved horns. They have circle black eyes. The mountain goats have goatees or beards. Some subfamilies are Caprinae, Ovibovinae, and Rupicapringe. The tallest mountain goat recorded is 7.3 feet tall. The heaviest mountain goat is 836 pounds. The lightest mountain goat is 93 pounds. It’s gestation takes 5 – 9 months depending on it’s species. Some mountain goats can climb trees. Some mountain goats can walk on a ledge no bigger than a tight rope. Mountain goats have spiraling horns. There are only 600 Peninsular big horn sheep in the US. The does and ewes live in groups. The Markhor is an endangered type of mountain goat. Rams use their horns in head butting.

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