Mountain goat greets me up at the summit of Mt. Ellinor in Washington. 

Can you imagine having the confidence to walk up to a complete stranger in the middle of the wilderness and begin vigorously licking their leg?

Everyone is like "obviously he is licking for salt" but what if youre all wrong and the goat is just a real freak like that?

bro stealing his electrolytes

This goat probably sees a human and thinks "there go one of them salty bois"

Human: "Hello mountain goat." Mountain Goat: "Hello salt lick."

Mountain goats struggle to get enough salt, you helped him out

meanwhile the goat posted a video titled "Found a weird monkey that tasted pretty good at the summit of Mt. Ellinor in Washington"

6 years later we’ll never know how he felt as the video cuts off.

This is what they call symbiosis. The goat gets salt, you get a dose of cuteness.

Goat gets salt, you get violated, it's a win-win.

This is actually an initiation ritual into the Brotherhood of the Mountain Goats. You’re now one of them 🐐

I was unaware that they were so approachable, being in quite a reclusive location. He definitely likes the taste of salt.

This is actually the same way I greet people that come over to my house

Swiss Alps: Goats climb walls of dams to get salt lick Washington State: Goats lick hikers

"Not knowing how to act, I chose stillness." Beautiful :)

Goat is a natural ear licking ASMRtist

He's licking the salt from your sweat.

This is how it feels to be The Chosen One 🙂

I totally forgot that mountain goats love salt, He must of LOVED The idea of a living infinite salt mine 😂

For mountain goats, gravity isn't a law, it's more like...a guideline. Mountain goat hooves facilitate fancy footwork. Just as human rock climbers use their fingers to maneuver their way up a wall, mountain goat hooves have two toes that spread and allow them to grab onto small rocky features. This helps goats maintain their balance while roaming the mountains. Furthermore, the base of each toe is covered in a rough pad that creates a surface akin to climbing shoes. Studies have focused on their ability to propel itself up cliffsides, and biologists attribute the skill to strong hindlimbs and specialized neck and shoulder muscles. While these mountain goats aren't native to the Olympic Peninsula, a cool creature that IS native to the Olympic Peninsula is the endemic Olympic marmot. Marmots are a type of squirrel, and Olympic marmots are about the size of a domestic cat, typically weighing about 8 kg (18 pounds) in summer. A colony may contain as few as one marmot family or multiple families with up to 40! Olympic marmots are very sociable animals which often engage in play fighting and vocalize four different whistles to communicate.

"Thanks brother I needed this salt"

I once met a group of goats at the top of a mountain, they weren't really looking for salt but they were very curious and one was particularly cuddly, followed us around for like 15 minutes, quite impressive to see them jumping around like it was nothing right next to massive drops, quite a fun memory

Little dude is so happy to get that salt 😂 You gotta hike up once a week now to give him his dose

This is the cutest thing ever. His licks are so intense

Wow! That goat was really low on salt. Hikers,be sure to carry a managable amount of local natural rock salt to avoid this. It'll keep both you and the animals you might encounter safe.

Here's some more info about mountain goats: They are native to the Rockies of Colorado, Montana, and Idaho, the Cascades, and up to southern Alaska. Canada's British Columbia contains half of the total mountain goat population. This is the Olympic Peninsula, which they were introduced to in the 1920s. They're doing this to lick salt, as the Olympic Mountains lacks natural salt licks unlike the Cascades. It was chosen to eradicate the Olympic population and relocate them to the Cascades after aggressive encounters, including one where a hiker was killed in 2010, though this process has been slow because of the fact they're found at such high altitudes. Despite their name, they're not in the Capra genus, which is the genus that contains all goats. Thus, they are not true goats. Instead, they're the only living ones in the genus Oreamnos! In the high-altitude environments, sometimes above 13,000 ft, they are the largest mammal! Mountain goats are about three and a half feet tall at the shoulder, and weigh between 150 and 220 pounds. Their coats help them to withstand winter temperatures as low as −46 C (−51 F) and winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour (99 mph)! Human attacks are rare, but they can be quite aggressive towards each other. When they're grouped together, they display, charge, and engage in mini-duels four or five times per hour.

Human: "Are you done there little buddy?" 😊😊 Mountain Goat: "Your face looks un-licked..." 😋😋

The sort of experience that makes you feel glad to be alive. What a gorgeous beast

For people who don’t know, not only are billy goats extremely territorial and aggressive. But they’re also incredibly strong and unless you know how to handle them, they could hurt/kill a large grown man. They’re no joke. So if this every happens to you, let the goat do his thing and while they’re licking, look for a way to get somewhere safe in case it turns aggressive. The goat might be licking you innocently, then the next second charging you full speed, repeatedly. Cute as they may seem, they’re very dangerous animals especially for women, children, the elderly, etc.

For a wild animal living on top of the mountain it looks cleaner than many in my neighborhood

A boost of serotonin in exchange for some free salt. Seems like a fair deal

it's like the goat version of those shrimp that clean peoples feet

"Are you having the time of your life" Goat: "Hell yeah"

I like he calls him a little buddy... complete unaware that this beast of a goat could knock him off the mountain if he wished so!😂

It's all fun and games till you're standing on the edge sightseeing taking in the view and he decides to head butt you. 😆

Them boys 🐐 sure love their salt content...

The goat “I can’t believe this guy’s letting me do this!”

What a lovely billy goat it's a shame you can't take him home. They make really great pets

My wife does this to me too. It’s a wonderful feeling

This goat lives in the Olympics, which have no rock salt so salt is hard for them to find. Mountain goats aren't native to the Olympics. I can't remember why but they were introduced there in the early 1900s. However they are native to the nearby Cascade mountains, which DO have rock salt. Since mountain goats in the Olympics get very little salt naturally, they are much more bold and/or aggressive toward humans in the Olympics than in the Cascades. Generally goats in the Cascades keep to themselves. Thankfully a project has been underway to remove the goats from the Olympics. A few goats remain since the part of the Olympics they live in is too rugged and remote to reach with the equipment needed

Humans: a relatively tall, violent, dangerous, intelligent, armed predator that could kick that goat down the hill and smite it with rocks from above Goat: hehe you salty me lick

Wow that's wild at 1:00 you can see this mountain far in the distance. That's ~136Km or ~84.5 miles away. And you can see it clearly. Daaamn.

Human: Ah look at this cute goat. Goat: *S A L T*

That's the cutest animal capable of yeeting you off a mountain

Dude that is the coolest thing ever. When nature interacts with you Naturally, that is its most purest form

Bro has the cleanest knees in the entire state

You're lucky to be alive, thats clearly a polarbear!

Look at his eyes. Best salt hes ever had

Thinking this is not his first time doing this. Dude has found his niche: sweaty tourists.

They're the ultimate mobile spa. Nothing man could do can come even close.

This goat is The GOAT! 🐐

When I was a kid, our goats used to do this and I know what it feels like. This is like ASMR for me.

That's adorable. You're a good man for letting it give you all those kisses.

Goats are very much like dogs. They're very friendly and like people

It’s all fun and games until the goat engulfs in flames and suffocates you with sulfur demanding you give him your first born son

I would be scared af. how was he able to leave? I feel like the mountain goat would never stop licking me because I'd be covered in sweat... but I wouldn't be able to stop it

Yes , they need salt

I would've been So Scared and Intrigued at the Same Rume 🤭💜🙏🏽

Imagine packing up all your equipment, driving wayyyy out into the mountains, hiking for hours to get to the top of those mountains... only to become a salt lick for a mountain goat.

If your goat homie don't greet you like this after climbing a mountain, he ain't a real homie

You became his personal salt lick. Reminds me of the time I was swimming in Garner State Park and all the baby fish were grooming my skin.

He's working on getting you off gaurd so when you least expect it *BAM* over the Edge!

this looks like a better day than sitting in my office

He loves the salt and the texture! 😃

The national parks had a problem with this a while back cause the goats were becoming aggressive with visitors. They tranquilized a bunch and had them airlifted further away from the highly-traveled areas. Normally they get salt from rocks up high on the mountains but when they found out we have salt on our skin they would climb on top of people to get the salt. Mind you these are not small animals by any means and their hooves can be quite sharp too.

Be prepared, be prepared! This lesson must be shared!

"Welcome to my mountain, human. Would you like a tongue bath now? Yes you do."

This video taught me to always have a pound of sea salt on me at all times. You’ll never and I mean NEVER catch me lacking

The view at 1:03 with the goat just licking your hand with the volcano looking mountain in the background, priceless!

The Moment I closed my eyes listening to the licking sound.☠️ I hate my dirty mind. 😂

wow what a friendly cute mountain goat. super impressed. lovely creature.

That’s awesome. Beautiful creature and view.

That's amazing!!! What a blessing!

One of these magnificent moments inc. an amazing special interaction with a wild mtn goat who approached you, with this awe inspiring view and all at once wow!

What an amazing view

The one time you can call a man salty and have it not be considered an insalt.

The Goat shows respect to anyone who can get on his level

"This is-" We'll never know what this was 😔

Licking the salt , from the sweat , of the people.

Goat: “I haven’t had one of these in years! Hold still.”

You certainly became a changed man after this

"You bring me salt hooman?"

I had the same thing happen to me while taking a nap on the top of Rock Mountain east of Steven's Pass October of 1994. He woke me up and stood on his hind legs facing me when I came to. Not aggressive--just sniffing out that salt. It was hilarious.

Oh boy! Here come the walking salt packets! 😃🍟

Goat “Boy that Amazon next day salt delivery is just awesome”!!!!

This guys Rizz must be over 9000!

“The Roman army required salt for its soldiers and for its horses and livestock. At times soldiers were even paid in salt, which was the origin of the word salary and the expression “worth his salt” or “earning his salt.” In fact, the Latin word sal became the French word solde, meaning pay, which is the origin of the word, soldier.” ― Mark Kurlansky, Salt: A World History

Everybody who thinks they do this to get salt is wrong. When hiking two years ago, I had a similar encounter. The animal approached me, thou it was initially quite shy, and started licking my triceps. Immediately I thought of spicebox I had in the top pouch of my backpack. I took a sachet of salt out, and I put some on my hand, thinking the beast gonna love it. I moved it towards its snout. The furry critter stopped licking me for a bit, and stuck it's wet nostrils into the white powder, and then retracted it half a second later, raised its head, one of its huge black eyes staired right into mine. We froze for a moment. Goaties eye disappeared suddenly behind its eyelid, like it wanted to glimps at its cortex. Then the animal turned its head away from me, and when I thought it got upset, and is going to walk away from me, it suddenly turned back to my arm, and commensed to lick it passionately again. They are not after salt, they are just salacious perverts.

That's why he is the GOAT!

What a pure, sweet, funny creature. 🥰

This was in my recommendations TODAY. Beautiful. 🙏🏼♥️☮️

He likes the salt and companionship!

that sigh of pure amazement 1:00

Awwww it's so cute ☺️❤️😭

"Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" "Wait. That's my line!"

I love those horizontal pupils of theirs. Such a unique appearance.

Waiting for him to start taking chunks out of his leg “Oh he’s really going for it hehe”

quite an impressive beast up close ...

Stunning footage! Amusing goat.

Goat: "Mmmmm this a weirdly yumy salt lick"