Mountain Goats Take A Trip To The Valley To Soothe Sore Bellies (360 Video) | Wild Canadian Year

just a few days ago these nimble mountain goat moms and kids were high up in the mountains gorging on early summer alpine flowers they're flexible hooves with two toes and rubbery paths can grip almost any surface even vertical cliffs and they can jump nearly four meters in one go the scruffy-looking mothers are still shedding their winter coats after a bleak winter diet they need all the vitamins and minerals they can get to produce milk for their kids but the fresh summer greens upset their digestion so they self-medicate lapping up minerals on the rocks and in the water this lick is prime real estate and these moms make cranky neighbors after a few days they'll take their kids back up the mountain to take full advantage of the Alpine blue they're not the only ones exploring the area for nutrients once they've left a moose takes his turn at the Salt Lake before he too continues foraging for delicious summer plants you

Channel: CBC

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Length: 1min 40sec (100 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 04 2017