COURAGE OF THE MOUNTAIN GOAT 



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North American hoofed animal which does not become 

 utterly panic-stricken when brought to bay by dogs. An 

 elk, deer, sheep or caribou cornered on a narrow ledge will 

 quickly leap off to instant death; but the marvellously cool 



SKELETON OF AN ADULT INI ALE MOUNTAIN GOAT. 

 By courtesy of the Field Columbian Museum, Chicago. F. J. V. Skiff, Director. 



Mountain Goat stands fast and waits for something favorable 

 to develop. If he can charge the dogs that annoy him, stab 

 them to death and toss them off into space, he will gladly 

 do so; but if he cannot, he sticks to his ledge, grits his teeth, 

 occasionally stamps with vexation and says: 'Well, what 

 are you going to do about it?" 



The Mountain Goat mother stays with her helpless kid 



