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„Caprinae world“: That’s what it’s all about.

„Caprinae world“ is an online catalogue with information about wild goats, sheeps and related species. Some of the data has never been made accessible online – accept here.

Musk Oxen (Ovibos moschatus)

The Muskox is the largest herbivore of the Arctic. It has a circumpolar distribution range and even inhabits the northernmost land on the globe.

Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia)

The Aoudad is a goat-like caprid from northern Africa. It is a very robust and highly reproductive species.

Cretan Wild Goat (Capra hircus cretica)

It is the smallest of all „wild“ goats [7] and the national emblem of the Mediterranean island of Crete with immense cultural significance. [2]

Chiltan Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus chialtanensis)

This endemic phenotype from Pakistan has been classified as a subspecies of either Wild Goat or Markhor, or it may be a hybrid population between them [16]. Its…

Dwarf Bharal Tour. China, Yunnan, Rini Mountain 2018

You won’t find a picture of a real one on Wikipedia! There is no photo of a life animal in the internet at all – except here. It…

Birds of the Tien Shan

Some birds I encountered during a Biosphere Expeditons trip in the West-Karakul-River area, Kyrgyz Range, Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan.

Searching for THE GHOST in Kyrgyzstan

From July 30th to August 12th 2018 I had the pleasure to be on a „Biosphere Expeditions“-Trip to support a conservation project regarding the very elusive Snow Leopard…

Nura Tau Argali (Ovis ammon severtzovi)

Photo: Michel Gervais / Nura Tau, Uzbekistan – chapter to be compiled  

Stone’s Sheep (Ovis dalli stonei)

Photo: Leslie Main Johnson / Muncho Lake, British Columbia, Canada – chapter remains to be built