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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Benediktenwand (section Alpine ibex)
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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