BLEATING HELL
There’s something very weird going on with these death-defying goats… can you guess what it is?
The incredible shots were taken at the Cingino Dam in northern Italy, in the region of Piedmont
THESE gravity-defying goats dice with death on a daily basis after scaling the side of a near-vertical 160 foot dam - just to lick the walls.
They appear to be nonchalant about the epic feat and will even fight each other for better spots.
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Each day the Alpine ibex goats, which typically live in very steep and rocky terrain at altitudes of up to 4,600 metres, climb the sheer drop dam like it's nothing, just to lick saltpetre and other minerals off the walls.
The incredible shots were taken at the Cingino Dam in northern Italy, in the region of Piedmont.
The pictures of the dam, situated high in the Pennine Alps, were captured by retired bank worker Federica Grassi from Cannobio, Italy.
The 63-year-old said: "There were between 15 and 25 goats climbing on the dam at the same time while others were resting at the foot of the dam.
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"The dam is about 50 metres high and according to locals, the gradient is close to 90 degrees - almost vertical.
"The goats can climb like this thanks to their rubbery hooves and large inner ears that help them balance.
"They come because they need the saltpetre and other mineral salts that they lick off the stones."
She added: "It took me four hours to get to the Cingino Dam.
"I took most of the pictures from the top of the dam and a few from the side - meanwhile, the goats kept going back and forth zig-zagging on the wall, licking the salts.
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Alpine ibex goats live in very steep and rocky terrain at altitudes of up to 4,600 metres
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"It was amazing to see them just a few metres below me defying gravity and also seeing some of them fighting for the best spots with their horns.
"At first what I was seeing seemed impossible to me but on my way back to my car I met the keeper of the mountain hut nearby and he told me that he sees them every day.
"He even told me the goats were 'addicted' to these particular mineral salts because there are other dams on the Alps but he only saw the mountain goats climb on this one."
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