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The Ibex
coat is short but not shaggy, and males have a beard at the chin. The ram has
long, scimitar-shaped horns with knotty protuberances on the front. The horns
may reach 36 inches long! The ewe's horns are thinner and curve slightly
backward, reaching a maximum length of 15 inches. The ibex can grow to five feet
long, three and a half feet high at the shoulder, and it can weigh 270 pounds,
females smaller. |
