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Saw this guy making his way alongside the trail... just like 2010 when I got this awesome photo [ photo ]
from https://glacierguides.com/blog/mountain-goats/ Mountain Goats aren’t actually goats at all. They are more closely related to gazelles and African antelope. They look like goats, smell like goats, and act like goats though, so the mixup is quite understandable.
Lewis & Clark, the early European-American explorers, came across these creatures when they got to the Rocky Mountains. As part of their expedition, they cataloged and attempted to identify plants and animals as they moved westward.
When they came across something new, it often ended up being named for whatever previously known animal or plant it most closely resembled. Because of this, many species of flora and fauna, goats included, ended up with less than accurate names.
In their defense, Lewis and Clark had an awful lot on their plates as they were making their way across a previously uncharted part of the world. Surviving the elements and trying not to starve seem like a worthwhile focus, so a relatively harmless mistake like this one seem forgivable in my book.
from https://glacierguides.com/blog/mountain-goats/ Mountain Goats aren’t actually goats at all. They are more closely related to gazelles and African antelope. They look like goats, smell like goats, and act like goats though, so the mixup is quite understandable.
Lewis & Clark, the early European-American explorers, came across these creatures when they got to the Rocky Mountains. As part of their expedition, they cataloged and attempted to identify plants and animals as they moved westward.
When they came across something new, it often ended up being named for whatever previously known animal or plant it most closely resembled. Because of this, many species of flora and fauna, goats included, ended up with less than accurate names.
In their defense, Lewis and Clark had an awful lot on their plates as they were making their way across a previously uncharted part of the world. Surviving the elements and trying not to starve seem like a worthwhile focus, so a relatively harmless mistake like this one seem forgivable in my book.