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Mountain goats on Mount Evans in Colorado

An adult Rocky Mountain goat and a kid stand on rocky outcrops with forested mountains in the background at Olympic National Park, Washington.

An adult mountain goat and a kid, Oreamnos americanus, are on large artificial rocks at a zoo, with trees and blue sky in the background.

A young mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus, stands on rocky terrain in a zoo enclosure with artificial rocks and sparse trees in the background.

Mountain goats in southeastern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.

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Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)

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Mountain goats on Mount Evans in Colorado

Mountain goats on Mount Evans in Colorado

Mountain goats along the side of the road up Mount Evans, west of Denver, Colorado,...

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An adult Rocky Mountain goat and a kid stand on rocky outcrops with forested mountains in the background at Olympic National Park, Washington.

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Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in the mountains of Olympic National...

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An adult mountain goat and a kid, Oreamnos americanus, are on large artificial rocks at a zoo, with trees and blue sky in the background.

Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in a zoo.

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A young mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus, stands on rocky terrain in a zoo enclosure with artificial rocks and sparse trees in the background.

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Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus).

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Mountain goats in southeastern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.

Mountain goats in southeastern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington,...

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