Mountain goats in Yellowstone National Park are spotted mostly by folks who know where to look and don’t mind spending time scouring distant ridges with binoculars or spotting scopes.
The accompanying image, courtesy of Yellowstone Wolf Tracker, shows a mountain goat before the camera zoomed in on the agile critter, revealing what, at first glance, "looks like just a pretty view."
Can you spot the mountain goat in the accompanying image? (Answer below.)
Mountain goats, which were introduced to the Absaroka and Madison ranges in the mid-1900s, established a population inside Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s. They're a nonnative species and their impact on the environment is still being studied.
According to the park, the mountain goat population
"in and adjacent to Yellowstone" numbers between 200 and 300 animals.
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The white-coated ungulates are spotted "infrequently" in the northeastern and northwestern portions of the park, usually in steep and rugged terrain.
Male mountain goats can weigh 300 pounds, while females can weigh 150 pounds. Both sexes have horns, but the horns of female mountain goats are often longer and thinner, and less curved.
Check out the Yellowstone Wolf Tracker post below for an up-close glimpse of the mountain goat. You’re likely to be impressed.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Can you spot the Yellowstone mountain goat in a precarious position?
