Mountain goat greets me up at the summit of Mt. Ellinor in Washington.

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  • @ttyyuuiiei
    @ttyyuuiiei ปีที่แล้ว +5156

    Can you imagine having the confidence to walk up to a complete stranger in the middle of the wilderness and begin vigorously licking their leg?

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +483

      There are videos of that

    • @quantumblur_3145
      @quantumblur_3145 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Damn, couldn't be me

    • @AR-ey1ur
      @AR-ey1ur ปีที่แล้ว +338

      That's why he's the goat. The goat.

    • @inventgineer
      @inventgineer ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Alpha Chad goat energy.

    • @julius7506
      @julius7506 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      That wilderness is their territory. They can outsmart any beast at that height.

  • @AloisAgos
    @AloisAgos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9680

    Human: "Hello mountain goat."
    Mountain Goat: "Hello salt lick."

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +354

      Narrator: “This goat would be the G.O.A.T.”

    • @patroberts5449
      @patroberts5449 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      Goat…”Gee just what I ordered…a portable salt lick!” Thanks Amazon!!

    • @JP47471
      @JP47471 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Exactly. It did more than greet him.

    • @paulcoverdale8312
      @paulcoverdale8312 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ha ha ha.
      I just asked him if he done the lotto after!
      Ha ha ha

    • @JustMe_reader
      @JustMe_reader ปีที่แล้ว +19

      *"Animal Crossing talking noises"*

  • @Hans8554
    @Hans8554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15895

    Mountain goats struggle to get enough salt, you helped him out

    • @kumchuckpaohu550
      @kumchuckpaohu550 ปีที่แล้ว +316

      @Juan Gil YES

    • @akshat1496
      @akshat1496 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      @Juan Gil i like it picasso

    • @jeromesimoni4383
      @jeromesimoni4383 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like licking a potato chip. Lol

    • @kaliyugahiker
      @kaliyugahiker ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He is become Salt lick - feeder of goats

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +591

      Nice Oppenheimer reference

  • @jordant.teeterson3100
    @jordant.teeterson3100 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    This goat probably sees a human and thinks "there go one of them salty bois"

  • @MaddyBlu9724
    @MaddyBlu9724 ปีที่แล้ว +18400

    Everyone is like "obviously he is licking for salt" but what if youre all wrong and the goat is just a real freak like that?

  • @X2Magneto
    @X2Magneto ปีที่แล้ว +6668

    This is what they call symbiosis. The goat gets salt, you get a dose of cuteness.

    • @WildVee
      @WildVee ปีที่แล้ว +306

      Goat gets salt, you get shower. Win win

    • @peterhoffmann2231
      @peterhoffmann2231 ปีที่แล้ว

      goats get salt , i get to cüm.
      win win in my book ngl frfrfr

    • @laurenurban3942
      @laurenurban3942 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Someone should drop salt blocks around that area for the goats.

    • @DonkeyDongs
      @DonkeyDongs ปีที่แล้ว

      My buttcheeks would be spread for the 🐐

    • @MalcolmPeat-fh4jt
      @MalcolmPeat-fh4jt ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You get rellatio

  • @empire0
    @empire0 ปีที่แล้ว +7407

    This is actually the same way I greet people that come over to my house

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +1485

      Sir this is a Wendy's.

    • @EmyN
      @EmyN ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Lol

    • @ProStateExaminer
      @ProStateExaminer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a freak, can't believe you'd be capable of something like this....what is your house address so that I can avoid it?

    • @brakernight7881
      @brakernight7881 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      When lambo?

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@brakernight7881 soon. Working on it.

  • @Benjuhmeen
    @Benjuhmeen ปีที่แล้ว +856

    bro stealing his electrolytes

    • @360sauce7
      @360sauce7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He needs some Prime now

    • @hearmth6618
      @hearmth6618 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      It's what goats crave 🐐

    • @shivanshtomar18
      @shivanshtomar18 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@360sauce7
      from the screen 🖥️ to the ring 💍 to the pen 🖊️ to the king 👑

  • @nagasako7
    @nagasako7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2068

    Swiss Alps: Goats climb walls of dams to get salt lick
    Washington State: Goats lick hikers

  • @MrHeavy466
    @MrHeavy466 ปีที่แล้ว +3334

    Goat gets salt, you get violated, it's a win-win.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +390

      eeew

    • @sammicopor
      @sammicopor ปีที่แล้ว +284

      Stop kinkshaming

    • @Kain1805
      @Kain1805 ปีที่แล้ว +215

      @@sammicopor Stop kinkshaming-shaming

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +260

      @@Kain1805 stop stopping stopping

    • @broadcasttttable
      @broadcasttttable ปีที่แล้ว +64

      "Goat, you got exactly one half-hour to cut that out."

  • @MrTurbo_
    @MrTurbo_ ปีที่แล้ว +2049

    I once met a group of goats at the top of a mountain, they weren't really looking for salt but they were very curious and one was particularly cuddly, followed us around for like 15 minutes, quite impressive to see them jumping around like it was nothing right next to massive drops, quite a fun memory

    • @anthonybrown9854
      @anthonybrown9854 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Damn

    • @escapetherace1943
      @escapetherace1943 ปีที่แล้ว

      mountain goats are fken crazy. they'll die if they slip just like we would and they just can't be asked to care

    • @realmsunreal
      @realmsunreal ปีที่แล้ว +67

      i'm sorry but i think they were waiting for you to pee 💀

    • @pawanger
      @pawanger ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@realmsunrealwhat ? 😭

    • @I_Kan
      @I_Kan ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awwww ❤

  • @gingersasquatch94
    @gingersasquatch94 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    meanwhile the goat posted a video titled "Found a weird monkey that tasted pretty good at the summit of Mt. Ellinor in Washington"

  • @lateonthebrakes-z5d
    @lateonthebrakes-z5d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3270

    This is how it feels to be The Chosen One 🙂

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +226

      It changed my life for sure. Granted any other person on that mountain got used that day too, I'm sure.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@OriginalJohnDoeFakersBeware Wow I'm going to read up on this. I doubt I'm "The Chosen One", but I sure felt blessed that day.

    • @leonidas9808
      @leonidas9808 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You underestimate my salt

    • @NoelDSmith
      @NoelDSmith ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we really need a way to just put the winning comment at the top.

    • @Ben10Arg
      @Ben10Arg ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is how messi became the 🐐

  • @modsquad20
    @modsquad20 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2655

    He's licking the salt from your sweat.

    • @SonictheBedHog
      @SonictheBedHog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +294

      modsquad20 sodi-yum.

    • @cchewyy.
      @cchewyy. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@SonictheBedHog 😂 that's great

    • @wolfetteplays8894
      @wolfetteplays8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      That’s adorable

    • @dulmidiidtogwajaale8643
      @dulmidiidtogwajaale8643 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She need salt 🧂

    • @j22563
      @j22563 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes Mr. goat, my ass is extra sweaty

  • @spongeAstoner
    @spongeAstoner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    "Thanks brother I needed this salt"

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +62

      You’re welcome little buddy. I’m always salty.

    • @BlastinRope
      @BlastinRope ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Br¤ther may I have the salt?

    • @Kuhnakarm
      @Kuhnakarm ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kevindication "that's my secret cap, I'm always salty"

  • @shaniceb.5129
    @shaniceb.5129 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    6 years later we’ll never know how he felt as the video cuts off.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +132

      It changed my life and brought me closer to my best self.

    • @harmacist6623
      @harmacist6623 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      ​@@kevindicationWhat, as a salt pillar...?

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      @@harmacist6623 yes

    • @goblinslayer1004
      @goblinslayer1004 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Damn​@@kevindication

  • @ttoughtask7296
    @ttoughtask7296 ปีที่แล้ว +1019

    The sort of experience that makes you feel glad to be alive. What a gorgeous beast

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +115

      This goat literally changed my life.

    • @lesscobrandon6803
      @lesscobrandon6803 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@kevindication how so?

    • @AXELVISSERS
      @AXELVISSERS ปีที่แล้ว +31

      ​@@lesscobrandon6803 he became the G.O.A.T. 🐐

    • @wipkpremium5691
      @wipkpremium5691 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@kevindication I first read this as "This goat literally charged my wife" 😂

    • @fromthefire4176
      @fromthefire4176 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Much better than that Japanese guy that had a bear jump out at him atop a mountain.

  • @WarbirdPhoenix
    @WarbirdPhoenix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2844

    Wow! That goat was really low on salt.
    Hikers,be sure to carry a managable amount of local natural rock salt to avoid this.
    It'll keep both you and the animals you might encounter safe.

    • @KibaWashington
      @KibaWashington 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      By the queen sea that was the very thing i tho of when i first saw this, aye not to far from that.

    • @nouhorni3229
      @nouhorni3229 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      I think what he's doing is the most economic way.

    • @Leto_0
      @Leto_0 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      ​@DEDLI If you think knowing a simple fact and stating it makes you a scientist then you must struggle just to wash and feed yourself.
      If you think doubting something demonstrates your own intelligence then you have no concept at all of what intelligence even is.

    • @Dicaso9
      @Dicaso9 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      ​@DEDLI its pretty clear that you dont read. no need to state it

    • @ATBZ
      @ATBZ ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @DEDLI literally 4iq commenter

  • @afridgetoofar1818
    @afridgetoofar1818 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    This is actually an initiation ritual into the Brotherhood of the Mountain Goats.
    You’re now one of them 🐐

    • @cowsuponcows
      @cowsuponcows ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🐐

    • @XYZB0RG
      @XYZB0RG 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      brotherhood of the mountain goats sounds like a biker gang

  • @jcs3330
    @jcs3330 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    I was unaware that they were so approachable, being in quite a reclusive location. He definitely likes the taste of salt.

    • @dxi8
      @dxi8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Who? Humans or the Goats? I think the goat approached the human. Are you a goat?
      Most of us humans are approachable and we like salt too but it isn't our primary motive for climbing mountains like yourselves. Respect, from a human

    • @jcs3330
      @jcs3330 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dxi8 That's right!.
      And just a note for that 'one illiterate, solitary, adolescent salty human' .
      We prefer to be known has 'Oreamnos americanus' just so we got that right. Also, 'respect' (feel soooo 'stupid' using that 'street' lingo) to those like us Oreamnos americanus who have the 'balls, stamina, intelligence (and 'maturity') to adventure up to such heights...and out of their single bedded loney 'adolescent' bedrooms. Respect from a 'goat'.

    • @AnsticePalo
      @AnsticePalo ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They get real aggressive in some areas here in the NW and aren't against attacking people who dare stop them from getting their salt lick. They'll even lick rocks that people pee on.

    • @dxi8
      @dxi8 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jcs3330 🤔

    • @Lonsoleil
      @Lonsoleil ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@AnsticePalo
      Eeew!

  • @ohaleceiffel
    @ohaleceiffel ปีที่แล้ว +83

    "Not knowing how to act, I chose stillness." Beautiful :)

  • @CR055FIRE
    @CR055FIRE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    it's like the goat version of those shrimp that clean peoples feet

    • @tg88montanaguy61
      @tg88montanaguy61 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There was a torture method long ago that the Roman Catholics used to do, to interrogate people called goat lick?, where it involve goats licking salt from their feet, they would tie them down and dip their feet in salt water and would have goats lick the salt from their feet vigorous times and for days on?, until the skin wears away and the goats would start licking into their flesh' where their brain couldn't handle it anymore and die of instant shock, there's quite a few videos on TH-cam that talks about if you want to search it.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Sir this is a Wendy’s

    • @RoshwyinsTaicoon
      @RoshwyinsTaicoon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reminds me of garra rufa fish pedicures for some reason

  • @kingjawbo1110
    @kingjawbo1110 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    Dude that is the coolest thing ever. When nature interacts with you Naturally, that is its most purest form

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That's how I felt.

    • @ERIN_198
      @ERIN_198 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I feel the same way when I crap in the street. I'm at one with nature.

    • @proallnighter
      @proallnighter ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ERIN_198humans are from nature. We are nature. Everything we do is natural. It’s in our nature.

    • @eerierevenant742
      @eerierevenant742 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ERIN_198I’m sorry??

    • @ERIN_198
      @ERIN_198 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@eerierevenant742 I'm describing nature.

  • @prenimystic
    @prenimystic ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Little dude is so happy to get that salt 😂
    You gotta hike up once a week now to give him his dose

  • @mattb2382
    @mattb2382 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    That's adorable. You're a good man for letting it give you all those kisses.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Thanks. I was just trying not to get gored.

  • @AymenDZA
    @AymenDZA ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "Are you having the time of your life"
    Goat: "Hell yeah"

  • @ADR.1993
    @ADR.1993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    Them boys 🐐 sure love their salt content...

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yup it’s what goats crave.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un ปีที่แล้ว +409

    For mountain goats, gravity isn't a law, it's more like...a guideline. Mountain goat hooves facilitate fancy footwork. Just as human rock climbers use their fingers to maneuver their way up a wall, mountain goat hooves have two toes that spread and allow them to grab onto small rocky features. This helps goats maintain their balance while roaming the mountains. Furthermore, the base of each toe is covered in a rough pad that creates a surface akin to climbing shoes. Studies have focused on their ability to propel itself up cliffsides, and biologists attribute the skill to strong hindlimbs and specialized neck and shoulder muscles.
    While these mountain goats aren't native to the Olympic Peninsula, a cool creature that IS native to the Olympic Peninsula is the endemic Olympic marmot. Marmots are a type of squirrel, and Olympic marmots are about the size of a domestic cat, typically weighing about 8 kg (18 pounds) in summer. A colony may contain as few as one marmot family or multiple families with up to 40! Olympic marmots are very sociable animals which often engage in play fighting and vocalize four different whistles to communicate.

    • @howiwatchvideos
      @howiwatchvideos ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone has access to google.

    • @jakesmall8875
      @jakesmall8875 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      woah there chatgpt

    • @AgentRafa
      @AgentRafa ปีที่แล้ว +14

      GOAT comment by the Supreme Leader himself.
      Thank you Sir.

    • @naan000
      @naan000 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "gravity isn't a law, it's more like a guideline" this sentence made my day LMAO

    • @jamesofallthings3684
      @jamesofallthings3684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OK? Just sperging out an unrelated essay for the fun of it?

  • @matthewlarson738
    @matthewlarson738 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    This goat lives in the Olympics, which have no rock salt so salt is hard for them to find. Mountain goats aren't native to the Olympics. I can't remember why but they were introduced there in the early 1900s. However they are native to the nearby Cascade mountains, which DO have rock salt.
    Since mountain goats in the Olympics get very little salt naturally, they are much more bold and/or aggressive toward humans in the Olympics than in the Cascades. Generally goats in the Cascades keep to themselves.
    Thankfully a project has been underway to remove the goats from the Olympics. A few goats remain since the part of the Olympics they live in is too rugged and remote to reach with the equipment needed

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Last time I went, I didn’t see many goats.

    • @matthewlarson738
      @matthewlarson738 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@kevindication Yeah at this point there's less than 10 remaining I think

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@matthewlarson738 that’s less than tree fitty!

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat ปีที่แล้ว +12

      thank you for that insight.

    • @sanachanto
      @sanachanto ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This sounds like a great project.

  • @bobd7307
    @bobd7307 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    When I was a kid, our goats used to do this and I know what it feels like. This is like ASMR for me.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That’s sweet! They were hopefully not as big.

    • @bobd7307
      @bobd7307 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kevindication lol no they were Nigerian Dwarfs and Pygmies !

    • @thestruggler3338
      @thestruggler3338 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A kid hey ?

  • @sarashiki7920
    @sarashiki7920 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    That’s awesome. Beautiful creature and view.

  • @galaacticmusic
    @galaacticmusic ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bro has the cleanest knees in the entire state

  • @thehipmusicologist
    @thehipmusicologist ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Look at his eyes. Best salt hes ever had

  • @ilovedogs2642
    @ilovedogs2642 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    That's the cutest animal capable of yeeting you off a mountain

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Word. That's why I decided not to startle the dude. King of the mountain.

  • @charlesbrown4483
    @charlesbrown4483 ปีที่แล้ว +1044

    For people who don’t know, not only are billy goats extremely territorial and aggressive. But they’re also incredibly strong and unless you know how to handle them, they could hurt/kill a large grown man. They’re no joke. So if this every happens to you, let the goat do his thing and while they’re licking, look for a way to get somewhere safe in case it turns aggressive. The goat might be licking you innocently, then the next second charging you full speed, repeatedly. Cute as they may seem, they’re very dangerous animals especially for women, children, the elderly, etc.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +391

      Yep I wasn’t gonna a) fuck around to b) find out.

    • @charlesbrown4483
      @charlesbrown4483 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@kevindication 🤣🤣🤣 that’s the best course of action! I’ve raised many billy goats. I’d be lying if I said they’re my favorite animal. They are a pain, literally and metaphorically lol.

    • @olyokie
      @olyokie ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Ive been around dozens of mountain goats.....never had one act agressive in anyway.
      That said, a big male gored and killed a guy at Victor Pass atop the Switchback in the ONP 7-8 years ago.

    • @jamesfloyd1864
      @jamesfloyd1864 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@olyokie And one killed a guy on Hurricane Ridge in Port Angeles a couple years ago.

    • @jamesfloyd1864
      @jamesfloyd1864 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think you're right about the location, Greg.

  • @Waywind420
    @Waywind420 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Goat is a natural ear licking ASMRtist

  • @PJMontoya
    @PJMontoya ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The goat “I can’t believe this guy’s letting me do this!”

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Believe it goat. You’re the one.

  • @ZombieBobSponge
    @ZombieBobSponge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    What an amazing view

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is a true story. The Pacific Northwest is magnificent. Seattle hides out in the left bottom of the view.

  • @JackPitmanNica
    @JackPitmanNica ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The view at 1:03 with the goat just licking your hand with the volcano looking mountain in the background, priceless!

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Isn't it though? Truly epic view.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also that volcano in the background is Mt. Rainier.

    • @JackPitmanNica
      @JackPitmanNica ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevindication Mt. Rainer looks beautiful!

    • @owlexS
      @owlexS ปีที่แล้ว

      And Mt Rainier IS a volcano.

    • @JackPitmanNica
      @JackPitmanNica ปีที่แล้ว

      @@owlexS Mt Rainer is a nice-lookin volcano

  • @leniaamarantarosasbrugada9868
    @leniaamarantarosasbrugada9868 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    She is so cute. I am so envious of you. So so envious

  • @pattiwhite9575
    @pattiwhite9575 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    You became his personal salt lick. Reminds me of the time I was swimming in Garner State Park and all the baby fish were grooming my skin.

  • @40yrsago
    @40yrsago ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Aaaaawwww he has a heart-shaped nose 00:22 ❤😊

  • @MysteryManGaming
    @MysteryManGaming ปีที่แล้ว +59

    This video taught me to always have a pound of sea salt on me at all times. You’ll never and I mean NEVER catch me lacking

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +16

      If you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready.

    • @MysteryManGaming
      @MysteryManGaming ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kevindication and that’s facts

    • @drewmiller3462
      @drewmiller3462 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yah, I carry salt with me everywhere, you know, in the event that while downtown I run into a couple of mountain goats, or goaty looking homeless guys. God forbid they should start licking me.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@drewmiller3462 yes this happens a lot to me. I carry salt for this very reason. Random goats.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PrincessMorganxox on my skin I did but not like, a packet for this situation.

  • @bandito_kek
    @bandito_kek 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am very envious of this man’s predicament. That goat seems so chill.

  • @GunterThePenguinHatesHugs
    @GunterThePenguinHatesHugs ปีที่แล้ว +55

    He loves the salt and the texture! 😃

  • @lovelywaz
    @lovelywaz ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Human: "Are you done there little buddy?" 😊😊
    Mountain Goat: "Your face looks un-licked..." 😋😋

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It started to on my chin. Which had a goatee. It bit my chin and that’s when I had enough of all this.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican ปีที่แล้ว +242

    Here's some more info about mountain goats: They are native to the Rockies of Colorado, Montana, and Idaho, the Cascades, and up to southern Alaska. Canada's British Columbia contains half of the total mountain goat population. This is the Olympic Peninsula, which they were introduced to in the 1920s. They're doing this to lick salt, as the Olympic Mountains lacks natural salt licks unlike the Cascades. It was chosen to eradicate the Olympic population and relocate them to the Cascades after aggressive encounters, including one where a hiker was killed in 2010, though this process has been slow because of the fact they're found at such high altitudes.
    Despite their name, they're not in the Capra genus, which is the genus that contains all goats. Thus, they are not true goats. Instead, they're the only living ones in the genus Oreamnos! In the high-altitude environments, sometimes above 13,000 ft, they are the largest mammal! Mountain goats are about three and a half feet tall at the shoulder, and weigh between 150 and 220 pounds. Their coats help them to withstand winter temperatures as low as −46 C (−51 F) and winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour (99 mph)! Human attacks are rare, but they can be quite aggressive towards each other. When they're grouped together, they display, charge, and engage in mini-duels four or five times per hour.

    • @jed02
      @jed02 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      very informative, thank you

    • @flat-earther
      @flat-earther ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hi averythe, have you become a flat earther yet?

    • @NealBrewer
      @NealBrewer ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flat-earther
      Hi, flat-earther, have you become relevant yet?
      Only as a target for merciless mockery?
      Yeah, that's what I thought.

    • @MissMarshall
      @MissMarshall ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow cool they are their own species!

    • @ericvalley3225
      @ericvalley3225 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Those are called Roosevelt goats and they're not native to the Olympics Teddy Roosevelt reintroduced them and they're a huge problem. They kill people.

  • @JokerInk-CustomBuilds
    @JokerInk-CustomBuilds ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I like he calls him a little buddy... complete unaware that this beast of a goat could knock him off the mountain if he wished so!😂

  • @FoodwaysDistribution
    @FoodwaysDistribution ปีที่แล้ว +12

    For a wild animal living on top of the mountain it looks cleaner than many in my neighborhood

    • @AltanirvesTeokwitlaoselotl
      @AltanirvesTeokwitlaoselotl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well yeah of course, mountain tops are way cleaner than youz filthy USA cities 😂

  • @WacobJhitaker
    @WacobJhitaker ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Be prepared, be prepared! This lesson must be shared!

  • @robotubetwob
    @robotubetwob ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thinking this is not his first time doing this. Dude has found his niche: sweaty tourists.

  • @technojunkie213
    @technojunkie213 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow what a friendly cute mountain goat. super impressed. lovely creature.

  • @georgenedelkoffnedelkoffu833
    @georgenedelkoffnedelkoffu833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Licking the salt , from the sweat , of the people.

    • @viktorskarlatov8227
      @viktorskarlatov8227 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The sweat of the people. Sounds poetic.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it’s like a Marilyn Manson song or even The Prodigy (fat of the land)

    • @itotallycare
      @itotallycare ปีที่แล้ว

      For the people

  • @eflowers8306
    @eflowers8306 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The national parks had a problem with this a while back cause the goats were becoming aggressive with visitors. They tranquilized a bunch and had them airlifted further away from the highly-traveled areas. Normally they get salt from rocks up high on the mountains but when they found out we have salt on our skin they would climb on top of people to get the salt. Mind you these are not small animals by any means and their hooves can be quite sharp too.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah these beasts are not to be trifled with. Glad they’ve been relocated

    • @huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn
      @huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn ปีที่แล้ว +8

      pay the salt toll!

    • @Вики-ю1ш
      @Вики-ю1ш ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's right. If suddenly you meet a mountain goat and if it licks you, then just let it do its thing.
      There was one idiot who shouted at a goat and as a result, this fool got large bruises. He's lucky he didn't die.

  • @mexa_t6534
    @mexa_t6534 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A boost of serotonin in exchange for some free salt. Seems like a fair deal

  • @edenhunter9904
    @edenhunter9904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    quite an impressive beast up close ...

  • @chirwub
    @chirwub 3 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    I would be scared af. how was he able to leave? I feel like the mountain goat would never stop licking me because I'd be covered in sweat... but I wouldn't be able to stop it

    • @MadMax-pk8ss
      @MadMax-pk8ss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Not only that but with all that licking, any mosquito repellent and sunscreen is now gone and will need to be reapplied (and quickly if they are really high up!).

    • @YogsenForfoth
      @YogsenForfoth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      They’re not vicious animals. They’re actually quite friendly.

    • @mysticprophecy5395
      @mysticprophecy5395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@YogsenForfoth Mountain goats will eat your ass if you’re not careful

    • @huwhitecavebeast1972
      @huwhitecavebeast1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You would be scared? I sure hope you don't consider yourself a male.

    • @justafella_
      @justafella_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +196

      @@huwhitecavebeast1972 why? Is your male ego hurt by a man being scared?

  • @emmerfarro
    @emmerfarro ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I had the same thing happen to me while taking a nap on the top of Rock Mountain east of Steven's Pass October of 1994. He woke me up and stood on his hind legs facing me when I came to. Not aggressive--just sniffing out that salt. It was hilarious.

  • @sirus312
    @sirus312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Goat shows respect to anyone who can get on his level

  • @sphinx3749
    @sphinx3749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    Humans: a relatively tall, violent, dangerous, intelligent, armed predator that could kick that goat down the hill and smite it with rocks from above
    Goat: hehe you salty me lick

    • @thunderbear0
      @thunderbear0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Humans also have kindest and merciful hearts than any other creation

    • @thehappyloaf
      @thehappyloaf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@thunderbear0 I think crabs beat us on that front

    • @denisbreus7933
      @denisbreus7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      a mountain goat could fuck you up man, those things are huge. Human strenth is in endurance and uintelligence, and but when there is a strong animal like a mountain goat and we dont have a weapon, we're helpless

    • @austinbevis4266
      @austinbevis4266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      A normal person of hiker could not kick a mountain goat down the mountain. The goat would maim you for trying

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +56

      yeah I decided to be peaceful because this bro was huge and had REAL sharp things on its head and was ALREADY king of the mountain.

  • @MM-yi9zn
    @MM-yi9zn ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So kind. So beautiful to help animals. Gorgeous goat!

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. It was a really awesome experience

  • @Colossus-Tone
    @Colossus-Tone ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Beautiful animal. Honor to have him trust like that.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree.

    • @MtbEMS
      @MtbEMS ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevindication curious , once the goat was done, did it stick around waiting for the next person in line 😅 or did it just back away on its own?

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MtbEMS it was just me and then it went and laid under the bush like this th-cam.com/video/4TYU9LDKG0M/w-d-xo.html

    • @MtbEMS
      @MtbEMS ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevindication ah just realized there was a goat series on here 😁. Thanks for sharing

  • @augustday9483
    @augustday9483 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love those horizontal pupils of theirs. Such a unique appearance.

  • @ed1019-h8o
    @ed1019-h8o ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of these magnificent moments inc. an amazing special interaction with a wild mtn goat who approached you, with this awe inspiring view and all at once wow!

  • @yohalibahena7798
    @yohalibahena7798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Awwww it's so cute ☺️❤️😭

    • @chinchin7878
      @chinchin7878 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They're pretty cute in a pot also. 🍲

    • @joeerickson516
      @joeerickson516 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤️ "D'awww!" ❤️

    • @joeerickson516
      @joeerickson516 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤️ "A coochie coochie coo coo coo!" ❤️

    • @wildlifewarrior2670
      @wildlifewarrior2670 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeee

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sir this is a Wendy’s.

  • @Allan-et5ig
    @Allan-et5ig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Stunning footage! Amusing goat.

  • @allenvanderbeak
    @allenvanderbeak 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    i can still hear the goat licking even though the video is paused

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@allenvanderbeak that’s how it is supposed to unfold, according to legend.

  • @tinalouiseking
    @tinalouiseking ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That view is incredible

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. Even better in person.

  • @JaCrispy3060
    @JaCrispy3060 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a lovely goat.

  • @alexcrawford5350
    @alexcrawford5350 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Aww, that’s so cute! I’ve been to Washington, sadly I didn’t see any mountain goats.

  • @ImSquiggs
    @ImSquiggs ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was an A+ video hahah, what a cool goat. I’m almost positive this only got recommended to me because I’ve been listening to tons of Mountain Goats recently… little bits of life can be so serendipitous sometimes

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hey you're welcome and thanks. Listening to Mountain Goats? Anything specific?

    • @ImSquiggs
      @ImSquiggs ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kevindication I play acoustic guitar, and recently I was practicing both Color In Your Cheeks and Alpha Rat's Nest and listening to them over and over to get it down, haha. I pretty much love everything by them though, you can't really go wrong.

  • @GenXstacker
    @GenXstacker ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Short Story: In the summer of 1989 I climbed a small mountain near Denali Park in Alaska. I was living/working at a tourist stop (Salmon Bake restaurant and tent cabins) down near the highway at the base and decided to see how far up I could get on my day off. When I climbed up enough ridges to reach the bottom of the cloud layer there was a bunch of Dall sheep off in the distance at the base of the next leg up. It was at the point where the tundra and grass layer gave way to stretches of loose rock. I made my way toward them, but by the time I reached their location they were gone. Thought about continuing up, but the clouds were moving in fast and visibility was getting poor. Got worried I might lose my bearings or slip on some loose rocks and fall into the cloudy area below which I couldn't see properly. Made my way back down to the camp as night was falling and took a long hot shower. Still remember the song I sang in the shower--Roy Orbison's "She's A Mystery to Me"

    • @MichaelDeMersLA
      @MichaelDeMersLA ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nigga what that gave to do with this video lol

    • @EmyN
      @EmyN ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MichaelDeMersLAHe never promised a story related to this video

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao now we have to ask if it was a SHORT story

    • @Rufias84
      @Rufias84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was waiting for a some kind of sequel salt story 😢

    • @Alice45894
      @Alice45894 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is like a Grandad story that doesn't really have relevance to anything and there's no punchline but I liked it anyway

  • @robertseptim3579
    @robertseptim3579 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    How does that not tickle 🤣
    I want a pet goat now!

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It tickled. It was weird.

    • @KeshiaRambles
      @KeshiaRambles ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's not all fuzz and kisses - I've never had a bad experience with a goat myself but I hear from my more rural friends that they're ferocious

  • @donotcareatall
    @donotcareatall ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Goat: “I haven’t had one of these in years! Hold still.”

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some other videos on youtube tell a different story.

  • @elmerbefuddled2156
    @elmerbefuddled2156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Oh boy! Here come the walking salt packets! 😃🍟

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That goat got what it wanted that day.

  • @reemclaughlin4260
    @reemclaughlin4260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was in my recommendations TODAY. Beautiful. 🙏🏼♥️☮️

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you liked it. It was like meeting God that day.

  • @PhantomPanic
    @PhantomPanic ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's all fun and games till you're standing on the edge sightseeing taking in the view and he decides to head butt you. 😆

  • @HaYlEeXx19
    @HaYlEeXx19 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If tht were me I would be able to stop giggling❤ so cute

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a weird experience. I giggled a bit.

  • @davidluk8
    @davidluk8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Yes , they need salt

  • @BZRKIR
    @BZRKIR ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?"
    "Wait. That's my line!"

  • @snowset675
    @snowset675 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t imagine how that felt. Their tongues are so soft!

  • @aerodicus
    @aerodicus ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “The Roman army required salt for its soldiers and for its horses and livestock. At times soldiers were even paid in salt, which was the origin of the word salary and the expression “worth his salt” or “earning his salt.” In fact, the Latin word sal became the French word solde, meaning pay, which is the origin of the word, soldier.”
    ― Mark Kurlansky, Salt: A World History

  • @gabrielbennett5162
    @gabrielbennett5162 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Surprisingly calm around people for a wild animal.

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Knows if he loses his shit he'll get shot like his brother.

    • @SeanVito
      @SeanVito ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevindication lol

  • @rajiv6031
    @rajiv6031 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Moment I closed my eyes listening to the licking sound.☠️
    I hate my dirty mind. 😂

  • @kevthepoet
    @kevthepoet ปีที่แล้ว

    This guys Rizz must be over 9000!

  • @cxssetteman182
    @cxssetteman182 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    My wife does this to me too.
    It’s a wonderful feeling

    • @orangewarm1
      @orangewarm1 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Thanks for the info

    • @chadcockbuster2702
      @chadcockbuster2702 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      She also does it me . I can confirm it is a wonderful feeling.

    • @ComicGladiator
      @ComicGladiator ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Plot twist: He married a goat.

    • @19alive
      @19alive ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She's my wife too.

    • @sirexilon49
      @sirexilon49 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn’t need to know that.

  • @nathan8750
    @nathan8750 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If your goat homie don't greet you like this after climbing a mountain, he ain't a real homie

  • @JanoschNr1
    @JanoschNr1 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    You're lucky to be alive, thats clearly a polarbear!

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You are correct. The genetic markers are clear. What a complex creature this polar bear.

  • @Tea-oc3gh
    @Tea-oc3gh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I totally forgot that mountain goats love salt, He must of LOVED The idea of a living infinite salt mine 😂

  • @_S.H_
    @_S.H_ ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:18 Xbox achievement unlocked

    • @inksashawn
      @inksashawn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Edgebox

  • @SaigaTenshi
    @SaigaTenshi ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think the goat enchanted you with an ability to climb mountain like they always do

  • @totaldramagamer5521
    @totaldramagamer5521 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The one time you can call a man salty and have it not be considered an insalt.

  • @kito96
    @kito96 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Goat: "Mmmmm this a weirdly yumy salt lick"

  • @sar_e_bear
    @sar_e_bear ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How amazing is this!!! ❤️ I think he needs a salt like.

  • @martinjohnson2549
    @martinjohnson2549 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Everybody who thinks they do this to get salt is wrong.
    When hiking two years ago, I had a similar encounter. The animal approached me, thou it was initially quite shy, and started licking my triceps. Immediately I thought of spicebox I had in the top pouch of my backpack. I took a sachet of salt out, and I put some on my hand, thinking the beast gonna love it. I moved it towards its snout. The furry critter stopped licking me for a bit, and stuck it's wet nostrils into the white powder, and then retracted it half a second later, raised its head, one of its huge black eyes staired right into mine. We froze for a moment. Goaties eye disappeared suddenly behind its eyelid, like it wanted to glimps at its cortex. Then the animal turned its head away from me, and when I thought it got upset, and is going to walk away from me, it suddenly turned back to my arm, and commensed to lick it passionately again.
    They are not after salt, they are just salacious perverts.

  • @JessmanChicken86
    @JessmanChicken86 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "I'm done when I say we're done." - 🐐

    • @kevindication
      @kevindication  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah I had to bounce when he bit my chin

    • @JessmanChicken86
      @JessmanChicken86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kevindication hehe, that's so cool though

  • @djluminol
    @djluminol ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The way he's going about this it makes me wonder if you're not the first. At some point McGoat here discovered climbers were really just a mobile salt lick so he goes to town now anytime a people comes to visit.

  • @Dan.d649
    @Dan.d649 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These are amazing animals of the high country. How often do you see Mountain Goats get close to humans like this??

  • @kingkazma3246
    @kingkazma3246 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This goat is The GOAT! 🐐

  • @troillandford7679
    @troillandford7679 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s all fun and games until the goat engulfs in flames and suffocates you with sulfur demanding you give him your first born son