What are the dietary habits of mountain goats?

Food Habits. The mountain goats diet usually varies with the seasons and they are classified as intermediate browsers (Cote and Bianchet, 2001). In the summer they can be expected to graze sites for short times usually in grassy slide-rock areas and ridge tops eating grasses or forbs. read more

Food Habits The mountain goats diet usually varies with the seasons and they are classified as intermediate browsers (Cote and Bianchet, 2001). In the summer they can be expected to graze sites for short times usually in grassy slide-rock areas and ridge tops eating grasses or forbs. read more

The mountain goat sports a coat of wooly, white fur that keeps it warm at high elevations. This coat has a double layer for added warmth during winter—the overcoat molts, or falls off, during summer time. Known for their agility, mountain goats are most often seen scaling steep, rocky ledges. read more