Rocky Mountain Goat

Rocky Mountain Goat (Aplocerus), a beautiful animal of the antelope family, which inhabits the heights of the Rocky Mountains between the forests and the snow-line, from the 44th to the 65th degree of latitude. It is about the size of a goat, but is handsomer and more thickset, and has stronger legs. It is completely covered with long, thick, white hair, which forms an erect mane along the middle of the back from between the horns to the root of the tail. Though it is hunted by the trappers, its flesh is not valued as food. The above species and the Prong-horned antelope (Antilocapra) are the only antelopes which occur in the New World.—For the Rocky Mountain Sheep, see ARGALI, SHEEP.