1 minute video: Mountain goats videotaped fleeing avalanche

Pete Thomas grindtv.com Skiers and snowboarders aren’t the only creatures that face avalanche danger. Mountain goats not only have to cope with perilous slides, they seem to know how to deal with them quite well. The accompanying footage, in footage posted last week from the Roc de la Peche in the French Alps, shows nine chamois goats that suddenly become aware of a vast field of snow cascading toward them.

The other four stand their ground and become buried, however, as onlookers can be heard expressing sadness and concern. But then, one by one, the four goats emerge from beneath the snow cover and scamper toward safety, amid a chorus of cheers. to read more: grindtv.com