Recent research has revealed that mountain goats, specifically the Alpine ibex species, are adjusting their behavior to become more active at night as a response to climate change. Scientists at the University of Sassari, Sardinia, conducted a study tracking the activity patterns of these goats from 2006 to 2019 using GPS collars.
The study found that as temperatures rise, the ibex are increasingly active during the night, even in areas where there are nocturnal predators present. This shift in behavior is believed to be a strategy to escape the heat rather than to avoid predators.
