How are mountain goats equiped for living on mountain tops?

Answer 1

Coats are white allowing the animal to blend into the snow for protection against predators. Coats have a double layer, inner layer is thick and acts as insolation while outer coat is long to repel moisture.

Hooves are split to aid in balancing during climbing, inner pads on hooves are spongy to act as a grip when climbing steep rocks. Lower legs are equipped with sharp dewclaws that will stop the animal from slipping.

Answer 2

That is like asking, how are deer adapted to living in the forest? Or, how are fish adapted to living in the sea? Mountain goats have always lived in the mountainous region, therefore, their body's are adapt... If you want some characteristics that help a mountain goat live in the mountains, here are some; They have split hooves that help them balance when jumping from rock to rock, and the rock naturally keeps their feet trim. And they have longer hair, -yes, goats have hair, not wool - which helps them during winter, because up on the mountain there is a lot more snow, compared to the ground. And which they shed in the spring time.

Answer 3

They are equipped with thick double coats (thinner hair of the under coat provides isolation, the longer outer coat keeps the inner coat dry). Their hooves are large with pads that provide traction, cloven hooves that will spread apart as needed and dewclaws that are sharp to help the goat from slipping.

Answer 4

Mountain goats have flexible hooves which help them walk through the rugged terrain. They have round bodies with thick fur that protects them from the cold.

Answer 5

Their main defense system is their horns, they will run and bunt each other with their horns, rear up and hit each other and push the other goat with its horns as well.

Answer 6

Mountain goats have much thicker coats (or wool) than goats which live in lowland areas.

Answer 7

The leg bones on the right side of the animal are shortened, making the animal more mobile in the mountainous terrain, and easier for the animal to climb up the mountain.

Answer 8

it is called adaptation e.g camel are adapted to desert because it has webbed feet not sink in the desert .