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The Alpine Ibex. Note the Curiously Knobbed Horns

The Alpine Ibex. Note the Curiously Knobbed Horns.jpg The White Yak of the Asiatic MountainsThumbnailsA Pair of Angora GoatsThe White Yak of the Asiatic MountainsThumbnailsA Pair of Angora GoatsThe White Yak of the Asiatic MountainsThumbnailsA Pair of Angora GoatsThe White Yak of the Asiatic MountainsThumbnailsA Pair of Angora GoatsThe White Yak of the Asiatic MountainsThumbnailsA Pair of Angora GoatsThe White Yak of the Asiatic MountainsThumbnailsA Pair of Angora Goats

A well-known wild goat is the Ibex of the Alps. This is a splendid fellow, with long and strong horns but no beard. It used to be very common, but has been shot at so much that very few are left.