Goat are marvelously tough and can carry more lead even than a grizzly. It sometimes seems almost impossible to kill them and in some cases when hopelessly wounded, they show a tendency to throw themselves from a cliff. That this is a deliberate act on their part is generally believed by goat hunters, but it is doubtful whether it is more than a last desperate effort to get out of harm's way.
Goat, like moose, are inclined to be solitary, but are often found in small family groups. They occasionally assemble in larger numbers in some favorite feeding ground, as many as twenty-seven having been seen together.
SKULL OF A GOAT
KILLED BY MADISON GRANT, SEPTEMBER, 1903.
Main Rocky Mountains, east side of Columbia River, south of Golden, British Columbia. Measurements in inches: Right horn, 101⁄8 inches; left, 103⁄16 inches; spread of horns, 47⁄8 inches. These measurements are the largest on record, with a known history. Same specimen as on pages [26] and [27].
SIDE VIEW OF SKULL SHOWN ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE.