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The same reason fish have fins, deer have antlers, and humans have hands. Each animal is equipped with the features that help it survive, and hooves are hard and protected, which are good for mountains, where most goats live.
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What are goat feet called?
Hooves
What is the running speed of a Mt goat?
The mountain goat is has a body with massive muscles. The tow-toed cloven hooves can move each toe independently, and the hooves have padding on the bottom for grip. The mountain goat has been timed to have moved vertical 1,500 feet in 20 minutes, which is considered to be impressive speed.
Why does a goat have hooves with a soft spongy inner pad surrounded by a hard outer rim?
Because the need them to land on stuff
Where did the term BUCK as in goat mean?
Referring to a male goat as a buck is an old tradition and is derived from calling most cloven hooved horned/antlered male animals a "buck". In the United States, a male goat is generally referred to as a "Billy Goat".
What is a good metaphor to describe a horse?
Her spirit ran as free as a horse
What are goat feet called?
Hooves
What are the function of mountain goats' hooves?
mountain goat is its hooves's protect the mountain goat from danger and harm and also its function is to walk
Is it cannibalism to eat a goat?
Only if you are a goat. In which case, how do you type with hooves?
How does a goat kill animals?
With its horns and hooves
Why do mountain goats have hooves?
To protect the goat from danger and harm.
How do you get a goat to sleep long enough to trim his hooves?
You don't need to wait for a goat to fall asleep to trim its hooves. You just need two people - one to hold the goat in a standing position and the other to lift each hoof and trim it.
How do you use the word hooves?
If you are referring to the 'hooves' of an animal, then you can use the word like this; "the hooves of the cow were rough and coarse" "I heard that chewing gum is made out of hooves" "the goat kicked me with its hooves"
How does a goat protect itself from its enemies?
With its horns and hooves or by running away.
How many fingers does a baby goat have?
None. Goats have hooves, not fingers.
What is hoof trimming of goat?
When you trim their hooves ie cut their toe nails.
Is a goat similer to a chick?
No a goat is a ruminant herbivore with hooves and fibre hair and a chick is of the poultry family and has feathers and can lay eggs.
Does a goat have cloven hooves?
No, llamas don't have hooves. They have toenails. The have two toes on each foot with soft pads like a dog.
