Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

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CAPRA IBEX. The Steinbock.

Musei Leveriani explicatio anglica et latina / opera et studio Georgii Shaw ... ; adduntur figuræ, eleganter sculptæ et coloratæ.
Date 1792
BHL Page URL http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29568496
Author Sydenham Edwards; Philip Reinagle; Charles Reuben Ryley; George Shaw; William Skelton; Sarah Stone
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The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), also known as the steinbock or bouquetin, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. It is a sexually dimorphic species with larger male ibexes who carry larger, curved horns. Alpine ibex tend to live in steep, rough terrain above the snow line.

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