Stats

Lifespan

12-15 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Herd

Biome

Alpine tundra

Range

North America

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

A sure-footed North American mountain climber, not a true goat but the sole member of its own genus. Its cloven hooves have soft, pliable pads with sharp edges that grip rock like natural climbing shoes, letting it scale near-vertical cliffs to escape predators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn calf

   A wobbly calf stands within hours of birth and stays close to its mother in the herd.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile grazes alongside adults, develops budding horns, and learns herd hierarchy.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown, with adult horns and full body size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Bovidae

Genus

Oreamnos

Species

Oreamnos americanus