Mountain Goat Anatomy. Skeletal and muscular structure of the goat also important and interesting is understanding how a goat is structured both in it s skeletal and muscular composition. They have a knack for verticality and now researchers have a better idea why.
Despite its vernacular name it is not a member of capra the genus that includes all other goats such as the wild goat capra aegagrus from which the domestic goat is derived. The sides of a mountain goat s toes consist of the same hard keratin found on the hoof of a horse or deer. Each of the two wrap around toenails can be used to catch and hold to a crack or tiny knob of rock the mountain goat is shod with a special traction pad which protrudes slightly past the nail.
The bodies of mountain goats are machines built to climb.
Despite its vernacular name it is not a member of capra the genus that includes all other goats such as the wild goat capra aegagrus from which the domestic goat is derived. Despite their name they are not a true goat as they belong to a different genus. The bodies of mountain goats are machines built to climb. Surefooted relatives of the chamois mountain goats cling to steep cliffs in habitats ranging from ocean shores to glaciated mountain tops.