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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Ibex (vehicle) - 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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Goat - Eurasia - 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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Species - 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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Alpine Ibex - Spanish - Pyrenean Ibex

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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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