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Encounters Mountain Goat

Series: Encounters
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Length: 00:28:57

Climb into some pretty sketches places in search of one of mountain goats Read the full description.

Richard_and_thumper_small This Encounters episode takes listeners to new heights as host Richard Nelson perches on the sheer face of an Alaskan mountain to observe a heard of mountain goats. He explains how these thickly furred, pur white animals elude predators by scrambling around on rugged, rocky ledges high above the waters of Glacier Bay in ALASKA!

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This Encounters episode takes listeners to new heights as host Richard Nelson perches on the sheer face of an Alaskan mountain to observe a heard of mountain goats. He explains how these thickly furred, pur white animals elude predators by scrambling around on rugged, rocky ledges high above the waters of Glacier Bay in ALASKA!