MOUNTAIN GOATS - These Creatures Don’t Care About The Laws Of Physics Despite Their Hooves 

Even ordinary goats are incredible climbers. We won a baby goat in a lottery in a bar in Spain. We had no idea what the prize was and just had a go, more or less out of politeness. We were expected to eat her, but raised her from a kid and kept her instead. She followed us everywhere we went. Where we went, she went. We'd often go to swim in a river gorge waterfall. Whilst we swam, read and lazed, she would climb the sheer cliffs, never letting us out of her sight. She'd spend hours exploring tiny rocky ledges, to heights of hundreds of metres. As soon as we were ready to go, we'd call her name. She'd jump from the top to the bottom in seconds in only 3 or 4 bounds. Goats are incredible animals. Her name was Milly The Kid.

They are the GOAT of mountain climbing.

We used to have goats that would get into the garden if people left the gate open. We put up a note saying to close the gate and the goats ate the note! Later they learned to climb on each others backs to get over the gate. Very resourceful animals.

No fear of heights.. natural instinctive sense of balance, and their bodies, legs and hooves are built for traversing the most steep and treacherous terrain.. truly amazing!..

Watching these amazing creatures scale vertical walls, leaping from one precariously awkward position to another without hesitation, never gets old!

Their horns are one of a kind--they give the ibex a very impressive look. I have a new respect for this animal after watching this video. Thanks for showing!

"Humans worshipped the ibex. Humans nearly drove the ibex to extinction." Classic humans.

Mountain goats will literally climb Mt Everest, just to be like " mmm, salt rock."

I was attacked by a goat at Juniper Pass, CO while rockhounding. I had seen him in the distance earlier. I reached between some stones and pulled out the most amazing calcite parallelogram and looked up to see the goat was only 10 yards away. I talked to him, asked him how his day was going... he kept walking closer. Behind me was a sheer cliff and to my side the path I had followed to the cliff. He circled around gaining a height advantage and come within 8 feet of me. I first thought t would be fine then he lowered his head and scratched the ground with his hoof. He started at me and I ran like the wind thinking he was behind me the whole time. I never went rockhounding without a metal tipped pig-sticker again. ^*

I often saw mountain goats when I used to go hiking in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia. Sometimes they'd follow us for hours, or amble along just ahead of us. And sometimes we'd see them on rock faces so steep and so smooth that if I hadn't seen it myself I would not have believed they could climb there. On rare occasion they would come right up to us. They are beautiful animals.

I remember seeing a few goats on an extremely steep mountain side on my holidays and remember panicking as I was so inclined to get help as I thought they were stuck... boy did I get schooled that day, no *kidding* 🐐 .

Humans: oh no, my cat is stuck in a tree! Goats: **vertically climbing a concrete slab intensifies**

Here's a goat story for ya! Years ago when I was a kid (no pun intended) my father and his friend went to town to buy a lawnmower. They came home about 6 hours later and they were as drunk as a skunk. My mother and the other guy's wife were not too happy about it. Everyone was sitting out on the lawn in chairs. More neighbors had showed up after a while. Then my mother asked my father about the lawnmower, him and his friend looked at each other and began laughing. She asked what was so funny and the friend went over and opened the back door to his truck cap and out jumped a goat! Everyone was shocked at what was going on LOL. My mother asked what the heck were they doing with a goat. My dad said that they ended up at a friend's home that was a farmer and started drinking and by the time they left, the farmer convinced my dad that he didn't need a lawnmower and that a goat would keep his grass short. Being a little foggy in the brain he agreed and the farmer gave him a goat! Well everyone in the front yard was laughing hysterically to say the least. Now all the neighbors started up a party in the yard and we had the goat tied to a tree. As he grazed my dad said "look, he's already working!" By the next day that goat was my best buddy. I named him Billy of coarse and would take him for walks and I built him a little house to stay in out of the weather. But he would chew through his rope and take off sometimes so we used a long small chain instead. He was tied to an old kitchen oil stove at the time. One morning I got up and looked outside and he and the stove were gone! I put on my shoes and ran out to the road where I saw him way down the road dragging the stove behind him. This stove had to be at least 100 pounds. I ran to catch up and he was struggling to keep going in that direction. I untied him and he literally dragged me another quarter of a mile to a place where there was a store and across the street the old man that owned this store had a hobby farm. Well, he went straight over to one of the big enclosures and found what he was looking for. A nice little female goat! He was baaaing and she was baaaing and just then the old man walked up and told me I could let him in the pen so I did. WOW I don't have to tell you what happened next. I ended up talking with my parents and we all decided that if the old man was willing to take Billy, he should be left on the farm. Well, this man was from Lithuania and LOVED goats and was happy to take Billy off my hands. The old man which is named Jim by the way had a job of catering to a large mining company across the lake and would shuttle miners in an old school bus to the mine sight every morning. He came out one morning and Billy had got out of the enclosure and was ON TOP of the school bus. Well Jim couldn't get him down because he would just run from one end to the other. Then a few days later he found Billy taking advantage of his German shepherd. And then Billy ate all the flowers out of his wife's garden. I was starting to see why the farmer wanted to get rid of the goat in the first place by now. I guess he was a rolling terror haha. Jim got upset one day because Billy was on the hood of his brand new Cadillac jumping up and down denting it all to heck. By that night there was goat on the dining room table. I guess in Lithuania they like to eat goats. Who knew?! He LOVED goats alright!

I don’t know what species we have In Arizona but I’ve seen them climbing across the Hoover Dam. Impressive.

My favorite section of national scenic trail to hike has always been the "goat rocks wilderness" on the Pacific Crest Trail. Located between Mount Adams and Mount Rainer it always yields many spectacular sightings of mountain goats. Hiking this section in the fall time with the vibrant changing colors of foliage adds to the sheer wonder of the massively built white coated goats of the North West region. ❤ 🐐 👣 ✌

Interesting video w/some nice footage but a few clarifications: Alpine ibex live in Europe (Alps etc. as stated), mountain goats live in western North America. Animal shown at 6:29 & 8:00 is a chamois, which also live in the Alps and other European ranges. Animal at 7:07 is a snow leopard (which live in several Asian countries with different species of ibex) not a cougar (or mountain lion which live in NA & SA). Animal at 7:10 is a Bald eagle (photoshopped into image) which live in NA & don't hunt mountain goats (though it's possible they may feed on the carrion of a dead one if they happened upon it). Golden eagles (different species w/a range in NA, parts of Europe & Asia) may occasionally prey on young goats however (Golden eagle shown at 7:08).

They wouldn’t be limited by something they can’t comprehend such as Physics… absolutely beautiful💯🤙🏽

The timbre and cadence of your voice.... I kept expected you to say something like, "I start every day with a rich and smooth blend of blue mountain free range coffee".

This was the best doc about the underrated Goats, I'm just so fascinated with their vertical climbing/walking abilities, I could watch it all day..

I first laid eyes on these goats when I was elevenish. I could scarcely beleve what I saw. May God preserve them, for no one should be hunting them now.

Beautiful creatures which must be preserved. Great 👍 video.

Amazing animals. Apart from the skills, that lack of vertigo is unbelievable. If I think about myself in those situations I would be absolutely paralysed.

Living in Montana, the Bighorn Sheep, and the Mountain Goats are my everyday neighbors. Awesome creatures, and with no fear of humans, because there is only one tag issued for the hunt, in the area per year.

"Male goats prefer to live alone. Joining females only during mating period" ... Bruh. GOAT Chad lives my dream.

They don’t call them “mountain” goats for nothing.

I always thought the goats were lighter. To think that some of them are heavier than me... Astonishing!

2:05 Grumpy Ol'man Isaac Newton: "The laws of physics says you will fall if you keep at that!!!" Mountain Goat: "MEEEEEEEEH!"

“They are the best climbers in the entire natural world.” Gecko: “EXCUSE me?”

Thank you for this fantastic video. I am from Switzerland and often watched ibex in the mountains. I recently took my partner from Australia and showed him those amazing creatures. It’s nice to learn more about them!

Them eagles are strong my goodness. I loved it when the goats climbed those thorny trees. A true sight to behold, can't blame the tourists for taking them photos.

The G.O.A.T of climbing is actually a Goat.

Not only in Morocco, do goats climb trees, but also in Sherwood, Oregon. I was able to observe this on my school bus route. The farmers built little fences around the trees, but some of them broke down and up went the goats into the fruit trees.

my palm sweat hard just to see them living their lives. be safe out there buddies.

A truly amazing animal. The first time I saw those goats up the tree I was sure it was photoshopped as just couldn't imagine goats climbing tree but I was surprised it was true, it's another case of how wonderful nature & the world we live in

"Since childhood, we have believed that a goat cannot climb a tree on its own." Have we? Is there some fairy tale I missed out on in my youth? Because I've certainly never thought about goats not being able to climb trees on their own.

In Montana I've seen goats climb 90' cliffs like a walk in the park. Incredible.

Amazing. The diversity of life on this planet is astounding.

"The high mountains are a refuge for the wild goats" Psalms 104 , 18

Many of the animals called "ibex" in this video are actually chamois. They look very different, as their horns are much smaller and are a different shape, they are often a bit darker and are much more common in the (European) Alps.

Sheep: "I make wool." Ram: "I make war." Mountain Goat: "I make the laws of physics obso-f***ing-lete come at me" like what a legend 👏 🙌 👌

It is incredible to see the way they are climbing the steep and slippery mountain rocks...! They are very interesting animals.

There was, in the late 1980's, and hopefully still is, a population of mountain goats in the Black hills area in SD. I know this, because, when I was driving back to Custer State Park from a night lighting ceremony at Mt Rushmore, I rounded a turn on the mountain road, only to see a large, white, mountain goat standing square in the road in front of me. Thankfully it scampered off without any risk of an accident, but I will always remember seeing that white apparition. I would definitely love to be in a spot where I could watch their climbing antics.

Some say Eminem, some say Tupac, some say Al Pacino some say Robert DeNiro, some say Ronaldo some say Messi... But these goats right here. Those are some REAL GOATS! 🐐

I'm so very impressed!! And yet extremely anxious! Wonderful filming done by brave people.

I've seen goats climbing on side of the mountain before when I was hiking at a canyon in AZ. Pretty neat goats

I find it absolutely incredible that an ungulate is such an apt climber. I mean, if it had tentacles with suction cups like octopuses or at least maneuverable limbs like monkeys I wouldn't be so surprised. But these animals can't even grab anything and their limb mobility is relatively limited. How? Just how?

Wow God made all things so beautyfull 🤩

Yes, one of my earliest childhood memories is learning that “goats cannot climb trees on their own”. It actually became the leading idea in my life. I’m shocked to find out that they can climb trees.

As an amateur climbing, it's unreal to me what these goats do. It just makes no sense, considering their body shape. I can't see how they keep their balance so perfectly. Of course, they do, because they've evolved for that over milennia. But I'm still uncapable of understanding it visually.

Wow and I get scared climbing a ladder on my single story home just to clean out the rain gutters. These guys are the Jackie Chans of the animal kingdom

Their balance seems superlative too! I am enthralled by their dexterity and athletic ability...

why did you climb the mountain? humans: to hug the mountain, to envelop that mountain. To make love to the mountain. To challenge the rock. Why do I climb the mountain? Because I'm in love. mountain goat: lol idk there was a leaf up there

"since we were kids we believed a goat couldn't climb a tree alone"? i never once thought about if a goat could climb a tree or not 😂😂

Spiderman: hey I can climb walls because I have powers. Alpine ibex: I can climb walls because I'm the GOAT.

Those goats are incredible rock climbers. It's scary but I don't see a grizzly bear getting up there after them.

These are truly amazing animals, and so beautiful in motion. Thank you for this.🖤🇨🇦

Is it bad that I want to yell “BOO!” When they’re climbing along that rock face 😂🙃

I liked how the video got straight to the story line. Very informative thank you.

These things look majestic.

What amazing creatures, what a fabulous skill of climbing almost vertical surfaces. Sadly they have predators, and also man to contend with, what a great shame as these are so beautiful to watch and see their amazing antics. Thanks so much for this, wonderful.

Amazing -- they can pick spots on the rocks to place their feet, and move up and down very steep terrain.

An interesting documentary, but it mixes up different species of wild goats together without specifying it. For example, this 6:29 is not an Ibex, it's an alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), and it lives in the Alps too, while this 6:39 is a north american mountain goat. Of course they are all part of the wild goats family, but they are pretty different species, and they also live in different continents.

*Darwin:* "The predator or the mountain... choose wisely." *G.O.A.T.:* "Mountain it is!"

The most impressive ability of the Ibex is that they can move every single toe of their hoofs separately and that makes it possible for them to climb on smallest outstanding rockparts.

Mountain goats are truly epic. When I was in Germany, I saw a goat on a sheer vertical rock face over the road and I shouted at everyone to look up. By the time I got everyone's attention, the goat was already gone and everyone thought I was weird. I still have on idea who the it got there and how it fucked off so quickly!! xD

I'm amazed at the weights they can get too! They must be incredibly powerful and strong!

We have a herd of Kashmiri goats roaming the Great Orme next to Llandudno, North Wales. They're local celebrities round here. During the covid lockdowns they came down from the hill and roamed around the empty town streets. They have become more of a feature now, even in busier periods probably after tasting many of the local garden flowers and shrubs. Beautiful creatures, but really stink!

we've got the indigenous mouflons in Cyprus who pretty much look the same, i was lucky enough to see a family of 10 or so when i rode my motorbike in the troodos mountans one sunday morning... they quickly escaped up a steep face that wasnt even solid, just a lotta lose rocks but that didnt delay them much ... wld hv taken me a day or two to climb up there :))

Honey badger: doesn't care Mountain G.O.A.T: hold my beer

This is so cool. These animals are described and feature somewhat prominently in a couple of the Earth's Children series books by Jean M. Auel, and she has good descriptions of the mountain ibex, but seeing them here really inspires awe in a way that even a detailed description like Auel's simply does not.

7:50 if the pray is larger, the eagle is just gonna throw it from the hill and let it smash on the ground. don't underestimate their intelligence!

Laws of physics? Mountain GOAT: If I ignore it, it can't hurt me.

I've seen their Israeli cousins do similar feats on the cliff banks of En Gedi, an oasis in the Judean Desert. It never ceases to amaze us human onlookers. King David, who spent time there as a refugee from King Saul, three thousand years ago, featured them in one of his Psalms: "The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers" (Psalm 104: 18)

3:58 "Covers them like a winter coat." - Man, that's some ingenious writing right there!

Every moment I was expecting that narrator to pitch me a life insurance policy.

For a creature without opposable thumbs or even fingers, they sure manage to be great climbers.

This was an amazing video! Thank You!

Wonderful animals. Such agility. Only our wonderful creator could do something like this. We need to show more reverence and respect.

I appreciate the mention of hunting, but please don’t confuse hunters and poachers. Hunters never want the elimination of a species of wildlife but instead encourage healthy populations.

i remember this picture, as the Italian released the goats at the alps! today they have reached Swiss

My favorite section of national scenic trail to hike has always been the "goat rocks wilderness" on the Pacific Crest Trail. Located between Mount Adams and Mount Rainer it always yields many spectacular sightings of mountain goats.

Amazing. A new knowledge to me, really interesting. Have a blessed day!

Since we were kids, we believed that goats couldn't climb trees? I'm pretty sure that I never once thought about whether or not a goat could climb a tree. Anybody else?

I just subscribed. I love facts about animals! 😃👍 good job!

I used to watch these guys daily on the cliffs outside my living room window in Idaho. They are amazing.

Very well-done video. Thank you for making it.

The Moroccan goats actually poop out the argan nuts. Pretty neat symbiotic relationship with humans wanting the nuts with the pulp removed already. I love goats, thank you.

As a child I never once contemplated a goat's tree climbing ability......

I am sure others have pointed out but you show quite a few clips of the European Mountain Antelope (Rupicapra Rupicapra) or Chamois. These are "Goat-like" but not actually a goat. We have Chamois and Himalayan Mountain Goats (Tahr) in NZ and they are quite different. Both are very adept and sure footed in the alpine terrain

My palm is sweating everytime I watch this creatures walking through slopes 🤲

This video was for all the Capricorns who are represented by the mountain goat✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾🐐🐐🐐🐐🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

I love stopping on the side of the road here in Alaska to watch the Dall sheep as they walk sideways on the steep mountains looking down at the traffic or hundreds of tourists that stop to take pictures of them. they don’t fall It’s amazing and a site to see.

These Mountain Goats/Alpine (Ibex) are so undisputed, epic, mysterious and stunning, the way they triumph on the sides of steep mountains, their half-shaped horns are enormously big and stoic looking. Their jumps are just overwhelming. I would put these dudes up on the #1 wild animal list of the most BAD-ASS ANIMALS today!!!!!

Built like a mountain goat is a high complement of physical prowess.

I'm gonna fire my rock climbing coach! These fluffy fellas are the GOATS of rock climbing! 😎

Video is showing two very different species at least: from the genus Ovis (first part) and from the genus Oreamnos (white mountain goat in the US/canada).

One of nature's most insane creations

Wall : 89.9° Mountain goats :It's free real estate!

Goats have the creepiest eyes ever.

It’s just crazy how they can climb and keep their balance! They seem so top heavy. Truly amazing animals! So cool!