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SFW picture, unless you have capraphobia

http://apina.biz/34314.jpg

I LIKED "It's a Wonderful Life."

What. The. Hell. I guess that's what you get from millions of years of selection. That's amazing.

TimmyC wrote:What. The. Hell. I guess that's what you get from millions of years of selection. That's amazing.

Seriously.

The part that cracks me up though-- what's wrong with all the grass and grazing area in the background and foreground?

They're just showing off

thespiffy wrote:

TimmyC wrote:What. The. Hell. I guess that's what you get from millions of years of selection. That's amazing.

Seriously.

The part that cracks me up though-- what's wrong with all the grass and grazing area in the background and foreground?

They're just showing off

The ledges in those areas are less scenic.

thespiffy wrote:

TimmyC wrote:What. The. Hell. I guess that's what you get from millions of years of selection. That's amazing.

Seriously.

The part that cracks me up though-- what's wrong with all the grass and grazing area in the background and foreground?

They're just showing off

They get to munch at ease with no fears of predators.

This appears to be the original source of the pictures. There are a few more shots of the Ibexes, plus a number of shots of the surrounding area.

http://www.gulliver.it/index.php?modulo=itinerari&template=dettaglio_photo&id_gita=49323

Maybe they are not grazing but may actually be licking some salts and minerals leaching out of the wall.

Sweet! Now we get to hunt them with boulders from the top of the dam.