plural ibex or ibexes
: any of several wild goats (genus Capra, especially C. ibex) living chiefly in high mountain areas of the Old World and having large recurved horns transversely ridged in front
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The researchers reported 16 rock art panels depicting cattle, sheep, goats, and possibly ibexes.
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Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Some animals — like the chamois, elks, and ibexes — might descend a couple of miles from the mountaintop and spend the colder months at lower altitudes, where the weather is slightly warmer.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Life on the edge by Amit Eshel A pair of Nubian ibex clash in a dramatic fight on the side of a cliff in Israel’s Zin Desert.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Photographer Amit Eshel of Israel witnessed these two ibex from a vantage point at the top of a cliff.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
While snow leopards may prey on these substitutes, the livestock encroach on the range of their native prey species like blue sheep and ibex, pushing them out of some areas.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023
Fairy Meadows National Park, Pakistan Near the foot of the world's ninth-highest mountain (Nanga Parbat), Fairy Meadows offers sublime mountain scenery and wildlife, including brown bears, markhor, and Himalayan ibex.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
Around the man’s neck was a heavy band of twisted gold decorated with a frieze of panthers, ibex, camels and other beasts.
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
Best of all, there’s a high likelihood of seeing ibex.
—Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Some animals — like the chamois, elks, and ibexes — might descend a couple of miles from the mountaintop and spend the colder months at lower altitudes, where the weather is slightly warmer.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Life on the edge by Amit Eshel A pair of Nubian ibex clash in a dramatic fight on the side of a cliff in Israel’s Zin Desert.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Photographer Amit Eshel of Israel witnessed these two ibex from a vantage point at the top of a cliff.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
While snow leopards may prey on these substitutes, the livestock encroach on the range of their native prey species like blue sheep and ibex, pushing them out of some areas.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023
Fairy Meadows National Park, Pakistan Near the foot of the world's ninth-highest mountain (Nanga Parbat), Fairy Meadows offers sublime mountain scenery and wildlife, including brown bears, markhor, and Himalayan ibex.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
Around the man’s neck was a heavy band of twisted gold decorated with a frieze of panthers, ibex, camels and other beasts.
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
Best of all, there’s a high likelihood of seeing ibex.
—Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
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ibex
noun
plural ibex or ibexes
: any of several wild goats living chiefly in high mountain areas of the Old World and having large horns that curve backward
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