GOATS AND SHEEP 



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Fig. 119. — The Mountain Goat. 



The mountain goat (Fig. 119) is found in the inacces- 

 sible mountains of the Northwest. It is pure white, the 

 horns being short and jet-black. It is very shy, and the 

 hunter who obtains it may 

 well be congratulated. Many 

 attempts have been made to 

 bring it to civilization, almost 

 all faihng. In one instance 

 the hunters caught the kids 

 by running them down and 

 started out of the mountains 

 with prepared milk in bottles 

 to feed them ; but the little 

 animals soon died. In the 

 next attempt, a tame goat will be taken in and the little 

 ones transferred to her, and if this succeeds, they will be 

 brought out with their adopted mother. The mountain 

 goat is about the size of an ordinary sheep, but has a de- 

 cided hump upon its 

 withers. 



Over forty-five va- 

 rieties of the com- 

 mon sheep (Fig. 1 20) 

 have been noticed, 

 some so singular 

 that there appears 

 to be very little re- 

 semblance between 

 them. The maned sheep of the Atlas Mountains is a fine 

 animal, seemingly possessing characteristics of both sheep 

 and goat. It bears a close resemblance to our splendid 



Fig. 120. — Sheep. 



