COURAGE OF THE MOUNTAIN GOAT 45 
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 MALE 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 
