. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE IBEX. 177 GOATS AND SHEEP, Closely allied to each other, the GOATS and Sheep can be easily separated by a short examination. In the Goats, which will first come under consideration, the horns are erect, decidedly compressed, curved backwards and outwards, and are supplied with a ridge or heel of horny substance in front. The males generally possess a thickly-bearded chin, and are all notable for a powerful and very rank odour which is not present in the male sheep. Of the genus Capra, which includes several species, the iBEX, or Stein- BOCIC, is a f
. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE IBEX. 177 GOATS AND SHEEP, Closely allied to each other, the GOATS and Sheep can be easily separated by a short examination. In the Goats, which will first come under consideration, the horns are erect, decidedly compressed, curved backwards and outwards, and are supplied with a ridge or heel of horny substance in front. The males generally possess a thickly-bearded chin, and are all notable for a powerful and very rank odour which is not present in the male sheep. Of the genus Capra, which includes several species, the iBEX, or Stein- BOCIC, is a familiar and excellent IBEX.â{Capra Ibex.') This animal, an inhabitant of the Alps, is remarkable for the exceeding development of the horns, which are sometimes more than three feet m length, and of such extraordinary dimensions that they appear to a casual obseiver to be peculiarly unsuitable for an animal that traverses the craggy regions of Alpine precipices. - To hunt the Ibex successfully is as hard a matter as hunting the chamois, for the Ibex is to the full as wary and active an animal, and is sometimes â â N. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. New York, Burt Co
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