Ibex

Capra ibex

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Capra nubiana

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Capra pyrenaica

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Capra sibiria

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Capra walie

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:See also Ibex (vehicle) ifor the specialist off-road vehicle, and the Ibex Valley.

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An ibex, also called steinbock, is a type of wild mountain goat with large recurved horns that are transversely ridged in front. Ibex are found in Eurasia and North Africa.

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The five species of ibex are grouped with four other species in the genus Capra.

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The Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The Spanish, or Pyrenean Ibex (Capra pyrenaica) had smoother and more spreading horns.

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Legend had it that the ibex's spine was rigid, so that the goat could not look back. If threatened from behind, it would jump off a precipice and land unharmed on its horns.

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Ibex (vehicle): An Ibex is a specialist off-road vehicle, ready-built or supplied as a kit to build with donor parts from a Land Rover Defender on a spaceframe chassis. The Ibex can be delivered with different wheel bases and body type....

Ibex Valley: The Ibex Valley (named for the Ibex Mountain) is located approximtely 10 miles west of the City of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The valley, and surrounding area, is governed by the Ibex Valley Hamlet made up of five elected councilors. The population is rural with a mixture of farms and country resi...

Goat: : This article is about goats, the animals. For the web comic, see Goats (comic)....

Ibex related Images and Photos (experimental)

Close-Up of an Alpine Ibex Gran Paradiso National Park Valle D'Aosta Italy (Capra Ibex )

Sceptre with Ibex Heads from "Cave of the Treasure" Nahal Mishmar Judean Desert 4500-3500 BC

Low Angle View of Two Alpine Ibexes Jof Di Montasio Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy (Capra Ibex)