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    The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), also known as the steinbock, is a European species of goat that lives in the Alps. It is one of ten species in the genus...
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    An ibex (/aɪbɛks/ pl.: ibex, ibexes or ibices) is any of several species of wild goat (genus Capra), distinguished by the male's large recurved horns,...
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    Middle East. It was historically considered to be a subspecies of the Alpine ibex (C. ibex), but is now considered a distinct species. The wild population is...
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    Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), also known using regionalized names including Altai ibex, Asian ibex, Central Asian ibex, Gobi ibex, Himalayan ibex, Mongolian...
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    due to hunting, the Alpine ibex survived in the Gran Paradiso and Vanoise area. Approximately 60 individual ibex survived here. Ibex were intensively hunted...
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    subspecies of the Alpine ibex. If the population were to increase, the surrounding mountain habitat would be sufficient to sustain only 2,000 ibex. The adult...
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    cylindricornis) Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) Iberian ibex also known as the Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) Walia ibex (Capra walie)...
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    The Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica), Aragonese and Spanish common name bucardo, Basque common name bukardo, Catalan common name herc and French...
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    Alps (redirect from Alpine nations)
    altitudes are the alpine ibex, which have been sighted as high as 3,000 m (9,800 ft). The ibex live in caves and descend to eat the succulent alpine grasses. Classified...
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    malnourishment at bay, the ibex colony is kept at around 80 animals. The ibex family is one of the four populations of Alpine ibex in Germany. It forms groups...
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    The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian...
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    The Alpine ibex is the canton's heraldic symbol. The largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland, it is also one of the three large southern Alpine cantons...
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  • Steinbock or Alpine ibex is a species of wild goat living in the Alps. Steinbock also may also refer to: Operation Steinbock, a 1944 Luftwaffe bombing...
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    The Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is a musk deer species native to the eastern Himalayas in Nepal, Bhutan and India to the highlands of Tibet...
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    Alpenzoo reintroduced endangered species like the bearded vulture, Alpine ibex, and northern bald ibis in the wild. The zoo is a non-profit association...
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    beneath the Creux du Van remains permanently frozen to this day (permafrost). Ibex were introduced in the area in 1965. As of 2009[update], there are 17.[citation...
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    which flares towards the tip, are reminiscent of the horns of an Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) or "capricorn". These 48 species belong to the genus Cerambyx:...
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    production. The dam became an internet sensation due to pictures of Alpine Ibex that climb up its steep downstream face in order to lick salt off the...
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    Wildlife Protection Area as well as a protected moorland area. The first alpine ibex colony in the canton of Bern was settled on the Augstmatthorn at the...
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    C. (1995). "Note on the taxonomy of Pleistocene hippopotamuses" (PDF). Ibex. 3: 53–55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Owen-Smith...
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    domestic goat, Capra hircus alpine ibex, Capra ibex Nubian ibex, Capra nubiana Iberian ibex, Capra pyrenaica western Spanish ibex, Capra pyrenaica victoriae...
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    Chamois (redirect from Alpine chamois)
    The chamois (/ˈʃæmwɑː/; French: [ʃamwa] ) (Rupicapra rupicapra) or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains in Southern Europe...
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    its 400-meter vertical face Vanoise National Park Écrins National Park Alpine ibex in Aussois, Savoie Chalet in the medieval city of Yvoire Palais de l'Isle...
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    largest alpine national park. The park is well known for its population of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), bouquetin in French, which is its emblem. The alpine chamois...
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    genetic analysis confirms the archaeological evidence that the wild bezoar ibex, found today in the Zagros Mountains, but formerly widespread in Anatolia...
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    goat (C. hircus) Alpine ibex (C. ibex) Nubian ibex (C. nubiana) Iberian ibex (C. pyrenaica) Siberian ibex (C. sibirica) Walia ibex (C. walie) Capricornis...
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    Lukas F. (2 September 2019). "Inbreeding reduces long-term growth of Alpine ibex populations". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3 (9): 1359–1364. Bibcode:2019NatEE...
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    goat (C. hircus) Alpine ibex (C. ibex) Nubian ibex (C. nubiana) Iberian ibex (C. pyrenaica) Siberian ibex (C. sibirica) Walia ibex (C. walie) Capricornis...
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    goat (C. hircus) Alpine ibex (C. ibex) Nubian ibex (C. nubiana) Iberian ibex (C. pyrenaica) Siberian ibex (C. sibirica) Walia ibex (C. walie) Capricornis...
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    the Alps, common species are the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), alpine ibex (Capra ibex), red deer (Cervus elaphus). Smaller mammals include the mountain...
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