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Mountain Goats Addicted To Human Urine To Be Evacuated Or Shot At Olympic National Park (2018) (allthatsinteresting.com)
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According to NPR, the non-native goats have been wreaking havoc on the park by both disrupting the alpine ecosystem and assaulting visitors. The animals crave salt and because the park is not their natural environment, there are no salt licks for them to enjoy, so the goats have to turn to the next best thing: humans.

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[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

"Licking Humans for their Salt" could be an alright Mountain Goats song. I have confidence in Darnell's writing prowess!