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Himalayan Brown Goral (Nemorhaedus hodgsoni)

The Himalayan Brown Goral is the darker, brownish variety of the the three species of goral occurring in the Himalayas.

How to distinguish between goral and serow?

Red Goral (Nemorhaedus baileyi)

The Red Goral is more an alpine species than other gorals. It generally occurs at higher elevations, it is small in size and has different eating habits.

Give species a face!

Imagine! There are animals living out there on our planet the size of goats, and hardly anybody knows them, because we are not able to depict them.

How I got into Ibex & Co

I have been asked many times: Why ibex? Why do you travel around the world for wild sheep and goats? Here are my 10 top reasons.

Capra: genus of the goats

Capra, the genus of the goats or wild goats, is composed of nine species. This is the introducing chapter that summarizes some taxonomical features.

Cyprus Mouflon (Ovis gmelini ophion)

The Cyprus Mouflon is endemic to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and an example of island dwarfism. (9) Shoulder heights measure on average 15 centimeter less than in…

Snow Sheep (Ovis nivicola)

The snow sheep is an endemit of Russia. It is most closely related to the North American Bighorn Sheep and Dall’s Sheep, with which they are being pooled…

Kamchatka Snow Sheep (O. n. nivicola)

The Kamchatka Sheep is probably the most renowned Snow Sheep, but maybe also the most threatened one.

Koryak Snow Sheep (O. n. koriakorum)

The Koryak Snow Sheep occurs north of Kamchatka. It is somewhat smaller than the Kamchatka race.