Tribes of feral goats roam the area and have been in the fields adjacent to Boleskine House overlooking Loch Ness for a few weeks now. They have coats of various combinations of black and white, but they also occur with brown or even silver hair. The billy goats have splendid long horns which are not shed like deer antlers but continue growing. They have annual growth ridges on them which give an indication of the animals age and which can be seen with binoculars. They mate in October/November when there is a lot of fighting between the males. Kids are born in January or in March in areas above 1000ft. They are very nimble footed and wander around and breed on inland cliffs, sea cliffs and open stony ground. On our journey to Applecross on the west coast in May we had to stop for a mother and her kid which scampered across the track road and down the cliff bank to the shores of Loch Torridon.
Tribes of feral goats roam the area and have been in the fields adjacent to Boleskine House overlooking Loch Ness for a few weeks now. They have coats of various combinations of black and white, but they also occur with brown or even silver hair. The billy goats have splendid long horns which are not shed like deer antlers but continue growing. They have annual growth ridges on them which give an indication of the animals age and which can be seen with binoculars. They mate in October/November when there is a lot of fighting between the males. Kids are born in January or in March in areas above 1000ft. They are very nimble footed and wander around and breed on inland cliffs, sea cliffs and open stony ground. On our journey to Applecross on the west coast in May we had to stop for a mother and her kid which scampered across the track road and down the cliff bank to the shores of Loch Torridon.
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