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"Race to Goat Mountain" is the 3rd episode of Season 7 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 155th episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 24, 2023.
Synopsis[]
Chris and Martin, off to explore mountain bio-zones of Goat Mountain, bump into Paisley Paver. Paisley reveals her hideous plans for a development dubbed "Asphalt Ascent". The brothers are horrified. Thinking fast, Chris challenges her to a race to the top of Goat Mountain. Whoever gets to the peak first decides the future of the mountain ecosystem. Is there any creature in these steep slopes and dizzying heights who can help Chris to victory? Enter the mountain goat!
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Bighorn sheep: Big, Bang
- Mountain goat
- Gadwall (called duck)
- Grizzly bear
- American pine marten (called pine marten)
- Snowshoe hare
- Canada lynx (called lynx)
- Wolverine
- Caribou
- Gray wolf
- Peregrine falcon
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Domestic goat
- Mouflon
- Blesbok
- Sable antelope (called sable)
- Greater kudu (called kudu)
- Impala
Trivia[]
- The title is a reference to the 2009 film, Race to Witch Mountain.
- This is the last time Paisley Paver appears as a villain before reforming in Our Blue and Green World.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- A headbutting battle between two bighorn rams.
- Bighorns have double-layer skulls with spongy bone in between them. This absorbs the impact and protects the bighorn's brain.
- The horn of one bighorn sheep weighs 15 pounds. Both horns make up over 10% of the entire body weight.
- The differences between bighorn sheep and mountain goats.
- Bighorn sheep have way bigger horns that curl downwards. Mountain goats have smaller horns that point upwards.
- Sheep are more muscular, have brown coats and white rumps. Mountain goats are way shaggier and have fun little beards.
- Bighorn sheep need strong neck muscles to hold their big, heavy horns.
- Bighorn sheep run around 25 miles per hour.
- Bighorn sheep don't really use their horns for defense or attack.
- Mountain goat hooves are rubbery with a surface like sandpaper, and two hoof halves that grab like a hand.
- A mountain goat kid demonstrating its climbing powers.
- What sets the antelope apart from goats and sheep is their speed. They are among the fastest creatures on the planet.
- Goats, sheep, and antelope, and goat antelope are part of the same family: Bovidae.