ibex
Sign in to savethumb|Male Alpine ibex An ibex ( : ibex, ibexes or ibices) also known as the Old World Mountain goat, is any of several species of wild goat (genus Capra), distinguished by the male's large curved horns, which are transversely ridged in front. Ibex are found in Eurasia, North Africa and East Africa.
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thumb|Male Alpine ibex An ibex ( : ibex, ibexes or ibices) also known as the Old World Mountain goat, is any of several species of wild goat (genus Capra), distinguished by the male's large curved horns, which are transversely ridged in front. Ibex are found in Eurasia, North Africa and East Africa.
==Taxonomy== The name ibex comes from Latin, borrowed from Iberian or Aquitanian, akin to Old Spanish bezerro, 'bull', modern Spanish becerro, 'yearling'. Ranging in height from and weighing for males, ibex can live up to 20 years. Three closely related varieties of goats found in the wild are not usually called ibex: the markhor, western tur, and eastern tur.