# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CHmnSCsMCRn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11687515-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/3dffe498a2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-11-15T07:39:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by Pete McBride pedromcbride / On a recent 6,000- foot (1,800m) climb, I encountered an old friend, a mountain goat that resides around 14,000 feet (4,200m) atop a peak in Colorado. Mountain goats can jump almost 12 feet (4m), and they're more closely related to antelopes than actual goats. These sure-footed creatures love salt and will travel miles to enjoy a natural salt deposit. Some will even follow hikers to lick salt from the urine they leave behind. For more mountain life, follow pedromcbride. #mountaingoat #wildlife #mountains #nature #petemcbride

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mountains, nature, mountaingoat, wildlife, petemcbride

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