How Fast Is Mountain Goat?

Mountain goats climb sheer cliffs at 36 km/h — even on near-vertical rock. Their hooves have rubber-like central pads that expand and grip rock surfaces like climbing shoes. They routinely take routes no human climber would attempt unroped.

Mountain goats are not actually goats — they are the only living members of the Oreamnos genus, more closely related to antelopes than to true goats or sheep.

• Faster than rhinos charge
• Hooves grip like climbing shoes