Thursday, November 19, 2009

Alpine Ibex (female)

This is called 'Stambecco' in Italian; in French it is known as 'Bouquetin' (also in Slovenia it is 'Kozorog', in Germany it is 'Steinbock' and in Holland 'Steenbok'.) Scientific name: Capra ibex.

This photo is taken on the slopes of the Grenz glacier in Gornergrat (3100m), Switzerland.



Photo: Arnab Chatterjee, Trieste, Italy

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