Baby Mountain Goat Learns To Follow In His Mother's Footsteps | North America

Rocky Mountains the heart of the mightiest mountain range in North America 9,000 feet up were only the hardiest Americans dare to climb a Rocky Mountain Goat battles the fierce bite of winter three months into a six-month pregnancy this mother-to-be must find enough food to sustain not just herself but her unborn kid she climbs even higher to an isolated outcrop there alone and safe from predators she will give birth to her baby three months later in early June her little one is just weeks old born at the top of the world his first footsteps are on the edge of a staggering cliff [Music] his flexible and sensitive hooves will allow him to get a perfect toehold on even the tiniest ledge but first he's got to figure out how to use him there's no time to be afraid they've got to make the steep descent down to the valley to find food for him everything is new and the best way to learn is to copy his mother [Music] for heavy winter coat no longer needed she spends to shake it off the dance celebrating the magic of spring junior best do what mom does [Music] a band of other mothers and their kids it's like the first day of school and his first glimpse of other goats like him the warming weather has released frozen streams and flowing water encountered for the first time is strange even a little frightening his cousins can already leap up to five feet in a year they'll all be able to jump double that now it's his turn in a world full of obstacles knowing how to fly can get you a long way further down the melting mountain the streams merge now billions of gallons gush out of the Rockies for the goats more at home in the high cliffs rivers like this can be deadly [Music] nanny goats lead the way showing the little ones how it's done [Music] nearly everyone is crossed but he holds back he follows an older cousin but misses his mark and loses his nerve now mother and kid are separated then courage overcomes fear the hooves that helped him cling to the cliffs are useless in the raging water [Music] safe at last this is life in the mountains of America the kid has faced his fears and found unexpected strengths so young but he's already proven that he has what it takes to join the story of the continent you

Channel: Animal Planet

Views: 854,100

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Id: w3rFBxnJJoc

Length: 6min 48sec (408 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 18 2018