The Degebian mountain goat is a lifeform that originates from Degeb IV, characterized by its ability to negotiate steep mountain terrain. (Decipher RPG module: Creatures)
Leonard McCoy compared James T. Kirk to a Degebian mountain goat while climbing the rock wall in the USS Enterprise gymnasium in 2279. (TOS novel: In the Name of Honor)
In 2372, Kor commented that a ledge, over a crevice on a Hur'q planet that Worf told him was there when he fell, would have only been large enough for a Degebian mountain goat, not a Klingon warrior such as himself. (DS9 episode: "The Sword of Kahless")
Connections
- Degebian mountain goat article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.