Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS) with Julie Cunningham
Ologies with Alie Ward
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Mountain Goats Scaling Straight Up Cliffs
A mountain goat hoof is really kind of a cloven situation, like a pair of tongs that can spread apart to get more traction. The toe pads are textured for kind of rubbery grip. And then the dew claws behind those two front toes also help grip surfaces. So the whole square shabang is kind of like an arcade claw machine, but more reliable in life threatening situations. They do all this nude, wearing pa as a cologne, or literally raising kids up a cliff. Do they have any issues going too high an elevation where the air is too thin? Because i've tried to jog in the mountains and it did not go well. How are they
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