Sept 26, 2010: Dam Goats

xoxoxoBruce · 09-25-2010, 11:10 PM

I got an email saying this is Mountain Goats on a dam in Montana.
As scary as it looks, it's not as steep, and less treacherous, than their normal haunts.

I think it's more likely they're goats, or Ibex, on a European dam.
Apparently they're licking minerals from the masonry.

Oh, and I'm taking tomorrow, monday the 27th, off.

Gravdigr · 09-26-2010, 01:19 AM

I got those same pix, only attributed to Buffalo Bill Dam (in Wyoming). I looked the dam up, and it wasn't that.

Rhianne · 09-26-2010, 04:03 AM

I'd seen this too:

Rhianne · 09-26-2010, 04:08 AM

There are other clips too - and at different dams, it seems it's not too uncommon around the world.

SPUCK · 09-26-2010, 05:25 AM

What happens when you toss an M80 by them?

Wombat · 09-26-2010, 07:44 AM

Whichever dam it is, the climbing ability of those goats is amazing.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2010, 08:46 AM

Most US dams that size, are smooth faced concrete. But how they negotiate vertical rock walls is beyond me. I know they have hooves that will stick to a rock sticking out 2 or 3 inches, but their bodies don't fit in that space. That means their center of gravity is hanging out in space. It's magical I tells ya... ever wonder why the devil has goat horns?

jano · 09-26-2010, 09:03 AM

I heard a story of a pipeliner in West Texas parking his "New"car inside of a gate to keep someone stealing his car. He came back that evening and hundreds of goats climbed on his car doing the "Happy Dance". The damage looked like a hail storm or a person beating his car with a little hammer over every square inch of the car body.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2010, 09:11 AM

That's easy to believe, jano, goats just gotta get high.

newtimer · 09-26-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It's magical I tells ya... ever wonder why the devil has goat horns?

...or why he's dammed to hell?

Sperlock · 09-26-2010, 10:56 AM

The Spectacular Spidergoats.

Gravdigr · 09-26-2010, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's easy to believe, jano, goats just gotta get high.

Holy shit, I'm a goat!

Coign · 09-27-2010, 11:49 AM

It was the "What's New" section of Snopes today.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/buffalobill.asp

They report it is not Wyoming but Alpine Ibex on the Diga del Cingino (Cingino Dam) in northern Italy.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-27-2010, 01:27 PM

Ah, so I was sorta right. I was thinking Spain/Portugal, but I'll take Italy.

I was under the impression Ibex are endangered, but that may be the Spanish ones. If so, maybe this is why.

Leah · 09-28-2010, 09:50 PM

What stupid goats they are, look at all the lovely green grass on either side of the Dam. Silly Billy Goats.

09-25-2010, 11:10 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sept 26, 2010: Dam Goats I got an email saying this is Mountain Goats on a dam in Montana. As scary as it looks, it's not as steep, and less treacherous, than their normal haunts. I think it's more likely they're goats, or Ibex, on a European dam. Apparently they're licking minerals from the masonry. Oh, and I'm taking tomorrow, monday the 27th, off. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2010, 01:19 AM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I got those same pix, only attributed to Buffalo Bill Dam (in Wyoming). I looked the dam up, and it wasn't that. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-26-2010, 07:44 AM	#6
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	Whichever dam it is, the climbing ability of those goats is amazing. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

09-26-2010, 08:46 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Most US dams that size, are smooth faced concrete. But how they negotiate vertical rock walls is beyond me. I know they have hooves that will stick to a rock sticking out 2 or 3 inches, but their bodies don't fit in that space. That means their center of gravity is hanging out in space. It's magical I tells ya... ever wonder why the devil has goat horns? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2010, 09:11 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's easy to believe, jano, goats just gotta get high. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2010, 04:03 AM	#3
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	I'd seen this too:

09-26-2010, 04:08 AM	#4
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	There are other clips too - and at different dams, it seems it's not too uncommon around the world.

09-26-2010, 05:25 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	What happens when you toss an M80 by them?

09-26-2010, 09:03 AM	#8
jano Questionist Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8	I heard a story of a pipeliner in West Texas parking his "New"car inside of a gate to keep someone stealing his car. He came back that evening and hundreds of goats climbed on his car doing the "Happy Dance". The damage looked like a hail storm or a person beating his car with a little hammer over every square inch of the car body.

09-26-2010, 10:56 AM	#11
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	The Spectacular Spidergoats. __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

09-27-2010, 11:49 AM	#13
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	It was the "What's New" section of Snopes today. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/buffalobill.asp They report it is not Wyoming but Alpine Ibex on the Diga del Cingino (Cingino Dam) in northern Italy. __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign

09-27-2010, 01:27 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ah, so I was sorta right. I was thinking Spain/Portugal, but I'll take Italy. I was under the impression Ibex are endangered, but that may be the Spanish ones. If so, maybe this is why. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-28-2010, 09:50 PM	#15
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	What stupid goats they are, look at all the lovely green grass on either side of the Dam. Silly Billy Goats.

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