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A steinbok

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A steinbok I encountered just below the Tomlishorn summit. July 2007.

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Looks like an Ibex

Voted 10/10

or Steinbok to me.

Posted Jul 13, 2007 7:47 am


	cp0915	Re: Looks like an Ibex
	Hasn't voted	Thank you for the correction. I'd asked a local what I'd seen up there, trying to describe it, and they called it a chamois. Do they look similar?
		Posted Jul 13, 2007 11:06 am


	RenatoG	Re: Looks like an Ibex
	Voted 10/10	Look similar? Maybe from a long distance... This is a chamois. Ciao
		Posted Jul 13, 2007 11:11 am


	cp0915	Re: Looks like an Ibex
	Hasn't voted	Yes, doing a bit of research just now, they look quite different. According to Wikipedia, the steinbok live in Africa. I suppose this is where they originated from. Are they not native to Europe?
		Posted Jul 13, 2007 12:22 pm


	RenatoG	Re: Looks like an Ibex
	Voted 10/10	Africa? I've never heard that! Maybe some subspecies... Steinbock is the german name (in italian "stambecco", in slovenian "kozorog"). Its scientific name is "capra ibex" I found this article on wikipedia Ciao
		Posted Jul 13, 2007 12:36 pm