Ibex

Ibex
Missing image Lightmatter_ibex.jpg Capra nubiana Nubian Ibex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Capra
Species
Capra ibex Capra nubiana Capra pyrenaica (extinct) Capra sibiria Capra walie

An Ibex is also a specialist off-road vehicle, obviously named after the mountain goat.

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.

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

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

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.

See also: Ibex