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  Ibex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ibex, also called steinbock, is a type of wild mountain goat with large recurved horns that are transversely ridged in front.
Ibex are found in Eurasia and North Africa.
The kri-kri, sometimes called the Cretan Ibex, is in fact a subspecies of the Wild Goat, Capra aegagrus.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ibex   (157 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Pyrenean Ibex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Pyrenean Ibex Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica (one of the two extinct subspecies of Spanish ibex) once ranged across the Pyrenees and near zones, like the Basque country, Navarre or nord Catalonia.
The last Pyrenean Ibex was found dead on January 6, 2000.
In 2003, scientists announced that the first intent to clone the Pyrenean Ibex, has turned out negative, although the scientists implied in the project obtained two simultaneous gestations that were prolonged during two months.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Pyrenean_Ibex   (745 words)

  
 Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure
Ibex prefer living in the mountains, on rocky cliffs and in high meadows.
The Pyrenean ibex was declared protected in 1973, but all remaining animals died.
The Nubian ibex is classified as endangered by the IUCN (1996), with an estimated population of 1200 animals in 1986.
www.rollinghillswildlife.com /animals/i/ibex   (560 words)

  
 Recently Extinct Animals - Species Info - Pyrenean Ibex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Pyrenean ibex was one of Europe's most striking wild animals.
The very last living Pyrenean Ibex was found dead on 6 January 2000 under a fallen tree in Ordesa National Park in Spain.
The Pyrenean Ibex was one of the four subspecies of the Spanish or Iberian Ibex (Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838).
home.hetnet.nl /~harrie.maas/speciesinfo/pyreneanibex.htm   (1055 words)

  
 Recently Extinct Animals - Pyrenean Ibex
The reasons behind the extinction of this species are largely unknown, although a number of hypotheses have been suggested including the inability to compete well with other species for food, infections and diseases caught from domestic livestock, poaching, infertility and inbreeding problems, and climatic conditions.
ATC has agreed with the government of Aragón, that the future cloned Pyrenean Ibexes will be returned to their original habitat.
The Pyrenean Ibex was one of the four remaining subspecies of the Spanish or Iberian Ibex (Capra pyrenaica).
home.conceptsfa.nl /~pmaas/rea/pyreneanibex.htm   (656 words)

  
 Alpine Ibex
The Walia ibex of Ethiopia and the Nubian Ibex of the Middle East are endangered.
Alpine ibexes have a coat that is shorter during the summer and thicker and longer during the winter, to keep them warm.
Alpine ibexes are active during the day, feeding during the morning hours after sunrise, taking a midday rest, and then feeding again in the late afternoon.
www.wildinfo.com /facts/Ibex.asp?page=/facts/Ibex.asp   (489 words)

  
 ibex - definition by dict.die.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
ibex n : wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and North Africa having large recurved horns [syn: Capra ibex]
Note: The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known.
IBEX The command language for Honeywell's CP-6 operating system.
dict.die.net /ibex   (85 words)

  
 Goat - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat.
The animal most commonly known as a "goat" is the domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), a domesticated subspecies of the Wild Goat.
Along with sheep, goats were among the first domesticated animals, the domestication process starting at least 10,000 years ago.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia?title=Goat&action=edit   (756 words)

  
 Ibex Capra nubiana Capra nubianaNubian Ibex Nubian Ibex Scientific classification...
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Ibex are found in Eurasia Eurasia and North Africa North Africa.
The five species species of ibex are grouped with four other species in the genus genus "Capra Capra".
www.biodatabase.de /Ibex   (140 words)

  
 Ibex - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hiking, Climbing and Exploring Western Utah's Jack Watson's Ibex Country : The Life Stories of Jack Watson and Bob Stinson, History of Ibex, West Desert Sheepmen,...
Ibexes in an African environment: Ecology and social system of the Walia ibex in the Simen Mountains, Ethiopia (Ecological studies)
El Ibex 35 avanza cuando la guerra se aleja: la salida pacifica al conflicto del Golfo Persico es la valvula de escape que necesitan las bolsas para no...
www.unipedia.info /Ibex.html   (325 words)

  
 Goat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Preferring woody and weedy species, goats select the young growing points first as they browse downward from the upper parts of a plant.
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The animal most commonly known as a "goat" is the Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), which is a subspecies of the Wild Goat.
hallencyclopedia.com /Goat   (439 words)

  
 Probert Encyclopaedia: Nature (I-Il)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The ancient Tyrian purple dye was obtained in part from these animals.
The ibex (or steinbok) is several species of wild goat with very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front.
The Ibis (Ibididae) is a family of birds related to the storks, and mostly found in warm countries.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com /B6.HTM   (1047 words)

  
 Recently Extinct Animals - Cloning
Currently there are projects underway to clone the Pyrenean Ibex, the Tasmanian Tiger, and the Huia.
The most hopeful cloning project is that of the Pyrenean ibex.
When the female Pyrenean ibex named Celia had become the last of her kind when her fellow died of old age in 1999.
www.petermaas.nl /extinct/cloning.htm   (2746 words)

  
 BirdForum - Last female brown bear shot by hunters in Pyrennees.
Apart from Issards (=Chamois), large mammals are having a hard time in the Pyrenees, with Pyrenean Ibex becoming extinct a few years ago.
I'm pretty sure the last Pyrenean Ibex was killed by a falling tree in Ordessa in January 2000 (although this is based on reading stuff in French and Spanish......not my strong point).
There is no Pyrenean Ibex in the Pyrenees,it is an extinct animal, however, other kinds of ibex were introduced from other Spanish sources but they do not belong to the same race.
www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=25652   (1267 words)

  
 Species Profile for Pyrenean ibex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Federal Register documents that apply to the Pyrenean ibex.
USFWS Refuges on which the Pyrenean ibex is reported.
The Pyrenean ibex was first listed on June 02, 1970.
ecos.fws.gov /species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=A01C   (133 words)

  
 Holidays in the Pyrenees
Marmots, wild boar, foxes, roe deer can often be seen in the foothills or by a mountain lake.
Pyrenean ibex, isard and mouflons graze the mountain passes, while bearded vultures and golden eagles circle the highest peaks.
Pyrenean wild flowers are no less remarkable - in spring, the hills are covered with crocuses, blue gentian, Pyrenean lilies, common rockroses, yellow monkshood and columbine flowers.
www.headwater.com /all/france/py.htm   (261 words)

  
 Recently Extinct Animals - Mammals
They are the Pyrenean ibex (the last individual, see right-hand picture, of this subspecies died on 6 January 2000 in Ordesa National Park in Spain) and a West African Monkey, the Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey (October 2000).
Fearing the worst, Spanish biologists captured the last Pyrenean Ibex in spring 1999 and took a tissue sample from her ear.
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has formally listed 103 mammals (73 species and 30 subspecies) as extinct, but some more mammal species and subspecies have became recently extinct.
www.petermaas.nl /extinct/mammals.htm   (227 words)

  
 Pyrenean Ibex
This is the best known species with smoother and more spreading horns.
Its diet consisted of grass, herbs and lichens.
The Pyrenean Ibex is in the Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates).
encyclopedie-en.snyke.com /articles/pyrenean_ibex.html   (174 words)

  
 FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : Ibex \I"bex\ ([imac]"b[e^]ks), n.; pl. E.
[1913 Webster] Note: The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known.
[1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) : ibex n : wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns [syn: Capra ibex] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (December 2003) : IBEX International Business EXchange (network)
www.fanfiction.net /dictionary.php?word=ibex   (125 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com presents the 91st Tour de France, 2004
The first of the Pyrenean stages, today's stage begins at Castelsarrasin, with 120 kilometres of mental preparation before the riders hit the category one Col d'Aspin.
The Pyrenean bears all live further north, for clarification.
The Pyrenean ibex is apparently extinct as of 2000 when the last one was killed by a falling tree.
www.cyclingnews.com /road/2004/tour04?id=results/livecomp12   (3626 words)

  
 ibex
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ibex \I"bex\, n.; pl E. {Ibexes}, L. {Ibices}.
Note: The Alpine ibex ({Capra ibex}) is the best known The Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex ({C. Hispanica}) has smoother and more spreading horns.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ibex n : wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and North Africa having large recurved horns [syn: {Capra ibex}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: IBEX The command language for {Honeywell}'s {CP-6} {operating system}.
www.beetfoundation.com /words/i/ibex.html   (194 words)

  
 Felix Lalanne Safari Brokers Spain Outfitter - 12-07-2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Beceite Ibex · Cantabrian Chamois · European Fallow Deer · European Mouflon · European Roe Deer · Gredos Ibex · Pyrenean Chamois · Ronda Ibex · Southeastern Spanish Ibex · Spanish Red Deer ·
Description: Since 1980 we have been outfitting in Spain for all the local species including Cantabrian Chamois, Pyrenean Chamois, European Roe Deer, European Fallow Deer, Spanish Red Deer, Beceite Ibex, Gredos Ibex, Ronda Ibex, Southeastern Spanish Ibex and European Mouflon.
In Spain we operate on private land with more than 100,000 acres and for each species under a perfect hunt management program.
www.bluewaterbiggame.com /outfitters/felix_lalanne.cfm   (217 words)

  
 Environmental News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
*Thank EU gov officials for beginning the process of turning the Gudar Forest range (where the pyranean ibex just became extinct)into a protected area.
About the Pyrenean Ibex (article before the extinction)
Colombian Police kill 3 U'wa Children - Native peoples try to stop Occidental from drilling on their land
www.geocities.com /gracegrand/environmentalnews.html   (990 words)

  
 Animal Abuse
Endangered include: Tasmanian Tiger, Chinese Alligator, Blue Swallow, Bush-taileWallaby, Malle Whipbird, and many others
Already extinct include: Red Columbus Monkey, Pyrenean Ibex, Arabian Gazelle, Ezo Wolf, Barbary Lion, and 100s more!
Animals threatened by endangerment include: Brown Pelican, Karner Blue Butterfly, and others
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