Male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex). This animal is an exceptional climber. It lives on steep rock faces 1,600 to 3,200 metres above sea level. Photographed

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Male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex). This animal is an exceptional climber. It lives on steep rock faces 1,600 to 3,200 metres above sea level. Photographed in the Aiguilles Rouges mountains near Chamonix in the French Alps.

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Photo credit: © DUNCAN SHAW/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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