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Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

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Field Notes

Description:

It is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe. Both males and females have short, straightish horns which are hooked backwards near the tip, the horn of the male being thicker.

Habitat:

Normally mountainous areas. This one lives in Han sur Lesse reserve: http://www.grotte-de-han.be/fr/le-chamois

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