Animals: Mountain Goats

These sites are about mountain goats, including their characteristics, diet, habitat, and more. Watch videos of baby goats, listen to audio clips of their bleating, and view a map showing where they live.

Grades

• 3,
• 4,
• 5,
• 6

Links

• Wild Life Notebook

  This article explains many facts about mountain goats, but the reading level is for older students.

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• Dialogue 4 Kids

  This is a good children's site about mountain goats. Use the links at the left to read goat facts, play goat games, and test your goat knowledge.

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• Blue Planet Biome

  This article introduces the living environment of mountain goats, their characteristics, food, and habitats.

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• Rocky Mountain Goat Photos

  See 12 photographs of mountain goats in the wild by nature photographer Steve Matherly. NOTE: Although these photographs need not be purchased to be viewed on the Web, there are links that lead the viewer to a page where they may be purchased.

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• Nature Museum

  Read brief facts about this animal. Includes an illustration.

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• Wildlife Identification

  Read the fact sheets help you to identify the characteristics of mountain goats. Includes a map showing their distribution.

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• National Geographic: Mountain Goats

  Here is an animal profile of the mountain goat, including fast facts and pictures. Explore the links at the bottom to learn about other high-altitude animals.

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• How Stuff Works: Rocky Mountain Goat

  Here is a short, informative article about mountain goats.

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Education Standards

• AR
  • LS.2.3.1
  • LS.4.4.1
• ME
  • E1.d
• MO
  • 1.1
  • 1.10
  • 1.2
  • 1.4
  • 1.5
  • 1.6
  • 1.7
  • 1.8
  • 2.1
  • 2.3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3.1.D.a
  • 3.1.E.c
  • 3.1.E.d
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4.1.A.a
  • 4.1.A.b
  • 4.3.C.b
  • 4.3.C.d
  • 6
• UT
  • V.2.a
  • V.2.b
  • V.2.c
  • V.2.c
  • V.2.d
  • V.2.d
• NV
  • L.5.A.1
  • L.5.B.1
  • L.5.C.5
  • L.5.D.1
• OK
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.2
  • C.2.2
  • C.2.3
  • C.3.1
  • C.3.3
• DE
  • 1.1.28
  • 1.1.32
  • 6.1.3
  • 6.2.1
  • 7.1.1
• IL
  • 12.4.04
  • 12.4.08
  • 12.4.09
  • 12.4.12

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Created: January 27, 2003 at 09:26 | Updated: August 27, 2012 at 16:19