Mountain sheep climing face of dam - pics now with 100% videoage!!

[spidey07]

They must be eating something addicting that they have totally ignored the green grass on both sides of the dam..

Might be moisture/water rich plants would be my guess or a particular nutrient they need that is seeping out of the rocks into the plants. I couldn't tell if they were going after water or grasses.

 

[spidey07]

Fresh picking for an eagle.

A golden eagle. First thing I thought of as well.

It had to be done...you can't have all them vittles just sitting their ready to pounce upon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VklTs-Tid_I

 

[0roo0roo]

I wonder whats up with their brains, either they are born thrill seeking or don't fear death.

 

[KeithTalent]

Wow, that's freaking insanely awesome!

KT

 

[0roo0roo]

lol is it just me or did tihs mririan video get listed in the related videos section
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkzxewjGiE&NR=1
that was arbitrary

 

[AreaCode707]

Those do not appear to be sheep. I think they're goats.

http://eng.agraria.org/goat/bormina.htm

 

[spidey07]

I wonder whats up with their brains, either they are born thrill seeking or don't fear death.

That really isn't too much for them. They LIVE on mountain faces. Not to take away the awesomeness of it, but I can't say I'm surprised.

 

[bruceb]

I never would have thought they could climb that type of surface, with that amount of grade. Surprised they are not falling down.

 

[sdifox]

this one is good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9k76OxzfA&NR=1

 

[bignateyk]

When I was on Crete in Greece, I saw the mountain goats doing similar things. They would climb up and down vertical rock faces like they were nothing. They didn't even do it slowly or gracefully. They just came bounding down a 50 foot cliff like it was nothing. D:

I guess natural selection weeds out the less agile goats pretty damn quickly in their species.

 

[pray4mojo]

When I was on Crete in Greece, I saw the mountain goats doing similar things. They would climb up and down vertical rock faces like they were nothing. They didn't even do it slowly or gracefully. They just came bounding down a 50 foot cliff like it was nothing. D:

I guess natural selection weeds out the less agile goats pretty damn quickly in their species.

what is this natural selection you speak of.

 

[lokiju]

I live down the road from a dam and there's mountain goats all over it also, but on the sheer cliffs, not on the dam wall itself like those pics.

 

[moks78]

These mountain goats are reportedly Alpine Ibex.

Anyone can confirm this?

 

[Ichinisan]

They must be eating something addicting that they have totally ignored the green grass on both sides of the dam..

Like mountain goats, they take refuge on steep surfaces when they're *not* eating / drinking.