168 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



five pretty little creatures were captured and 

 brought safely to New York by Mr. W. T. 

 Hornaday himself and duly installed in the 

 Park, where they can now be seen in an en- 

 closure close to the pheasant house. 



These five are not yet full grown, but give 

 indications of being strong and healthy. In 

 looking at them it is difficult to realize that 

 these animals in their natural state are so 

 wild and timid. "When full grown, the Rocky 

 Mountain goat is about the size of a large 

 sheep, with very short and stout legs which 

 terminate in broad, blunted hoofs. The body 

 is covered with long white hair, and in this 

 coloring is unique among ruminants, being 

 one of the very few mammals that are white 

 at all times of the year. Beneath this long 

 hair there is a thick coat of wool, also white; 

 the ears are pointed, and the horns jet black, 

 curving backward and ringed half-way up. 



Although so active in their native haunts, 

 the Rocky Mountain goat has very little speed 

 owing to its short and somewhat clumsy limbs. 

 SVhen surprised it will move slowly off down- 



