oil on panel 20x25 cm - 8x10 inches
This is a very old animal species. The mountain goat has been a species that has been hunted since the dawn of primitive times, as attested by the numerous goat hunting scenes that represent cave paintings. The habits of the species are mainly diurnal and crepuscular. In summer, it spends the central hours of the day resting and taking shelter from the sun. He has a very developed sense of smell, sight and hearing. Although it is an animal usually very suspicious of man, in areas such as Gredos or Sierra Nevada, have become accustomed to human presence and easily approach hikers. It moves easily through the rocky walls of incredible verticality, thanks to the peculiarity of its hooves, whose internal surface is non-slip, which prevents slips, while the tips of the hooves, which also lack interdigital fold, are very hard and sharp, so they can hold on to the rocks. The mountain goat is essentially phytophagous, eats all kinds of plant foods, and in winter and times of scarcity, even bark and branches. Shows great appetite for salt. Normally they do not have any need to drink water, being enough with the one of the plants and the dew, even though it has been verified that after great efforts like escapes, they approach the water to water.
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