Mountain Goat Mother Encouraging the Kid
by Tom Wurl
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Mountain Goat Mother Encouraging the Kid
Artist
Tom Wurl
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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This was taken in Glacier Bay in Southwest Alaska,
Kids are born in the spring (late May or early June) after a six-month gestation period. Nannies give birth, usually to a single offspring, after moving to an isolated ledge; post partum, they lick the kid dry and ingest the placenta. Kids weigh a little over 3 kg (7 lb) at birth and begin to run and climb (or attempt to do so) within hours.
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June 3rd, 2014
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