Mountain Goat

Today is a sad day for me. I'm posting Ivor's animal in the absence of Ivor, Jonathan, AND Amy. I feel like I'm alone in the world.

In honor of Ivor's move to Seattle, Ivor is a nimble mountain goat. Native to the Northwest, Ivor is able to navigate rocky terrain and climb slopes as steep as 60 degrees - that is, he would if he didn't have arthritis now. This helps him keep above the timberline on mountains, thus avoiding predators. He has dense, thick fur that he molts every Spring and Summer - which is why we've been having so much fun pulling clumps of shedded hair off of him. Most of his life consists of eating and lying down.

Ivor also shares his name today with one of Sam's favorite bands, The Mountain Goats.