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The Alpine ibex may compete for resources with chamois and red deer; [2] the presence of these species may force the ibex to occupy higher elevations. [21] The Alpine ibex's climbing ability is such that it has been observed scaling the 57-degree slopes of the Cingino Dam in Piedmont, Italy, where it licks salts. Only females and kids, which ...
The dam creates Lago Cingino (or Cingino reservoir) which is fed by the Antigine and Troncone streams. [2] The reservoir has a surface area of 0.14 square kilometres (0.1 sq mi) and is maximum 2,262 metres (7,421 ft) above sea level, [ 3 ] typically 2,250 metres (7,382 ft). [ 4 ]
The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling goat species (Genus Capra) found in mountainous areas of northern and northeast Africa, and the Middle East. [2] It was historically considered to be a subspecies of the Alpine ibex (C. ibex), but is now considered a distinct species.
Species of wild goats that are called ibex are: The Asian ibex also known as the Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) is a wild goat inhabiting long mountain systems in central Asian deserts and the northwestern Himalayas. The animal is 80–100 cm high at shoulder, and weighs an average 60 kg.
Goat Mountain is part of the Chisos Mountains where it is set in Big Bend National Park and the Chihuahuan Desert. The top of the mountain is composed of Burro Mesa Rhyolite (volcanic rock) which formed 29 million years ago during the Oligocene period.
Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats, comprising ten species, including the markhor and several species known as ibexes.The domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a domesticated species derived from the bezoar ibex (Capra aegagrus aegagrus).
Of the 285 embryos reconstructed, 54 were transferred to 12 ibex and ibex-goat hybrids, but only two survived the initial two months of gestation before they, too, died. On July 30, 2003, one clone was born alive, but died several minutes later due to physical defects in the lungs.
Learn about Big Bend Ranch State Park at the Barton Warnock Visitors Center, just 1.4 miles east of Lajitas on Highway 170. Pick up permits to visit or camp in the state park, stroll through a 2 ...