Except just after changing their coats, when they are of a greyish hue, the general colour of the ibex is a dirty yellowish brown. From Wordnik.com. [The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"] Reference
"And do you know," chuckled Mary, "Bill sat down and gave up spelling the word -- and he doesn't know how to spell 'ibex' yet!". From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace] Reference
"In one of your letters you mention the Scind ibex, which is a wild goat. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
The open season on "ibex," of which one per year may be killed, may as well be continued. From Wordnik.com. [Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation] Reference
The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) occurs in Gissar range. From Wordnik.com. [Gissaro-Alai open woodlands] Reference
"It is a mountain animal, something like an ibex, but smaller.". From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
We were interested, too, in seeing men making sticks out of ibex horns. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
The ibex-horn hairpins are made with six or seven bands of filigree round them. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
About ten passes are issued each season to sportsmen, markhor and ibex being the game. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
"Fresh ibex will be good with the dried onion I brought, and I have blueberries, too.". From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
In the Gissar Reserve the number of ibex was estimated in 1,000 individuals as of 1999. From Wordnik.com. [Gissaro-Alai open woodlands] Reference
They include markhor (Capra falconeri), ibex (Capra ibex), and urial (Ovis orientalis). From Wordnik.com. [Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe] Reference
The protection of the oryx also enabled the ibex, idmi and houbara bustard to increase. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, Oman] Reference
Species of note are the Altai pika, ibex, mountain hare and a number of smaller rodents. From Wordnik.com. [Khangai Mountains alpine meadow] Reference
Both Oryx leucoryx and Capra ibex nubiana are included on the IUCN Red List as endangered. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands] Reference
A further risk is that of hybridization between Walia ibex and free-ranging domestic goats. From Wordnik.com. [Simen National Park, Ethiopia] Reference
On a piece of reindeer's horn was found this representation of the head and chest of an ibex. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
Studies have been made of Walia ibex, habitat conservation, and the ecology of gelada baboon. From Wordnik.com. [Simen National Park, Ethiopia] Reference
A wide range of mammal species are found here including the endangered snow leopard and ibex. From Wordnik.com. [Tian Shan foothill arid steppe] Reference
Instead, very beautiful and lifelike animals, deer and ibex, were inscribed around the handle. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
A project in Israel has already produced a cross between the goat and the Nubian ibex (Capra ibex). From Wordnik.com. [1 Microcattle] Reference
The servants had plenty to do preserving antelopes and ibex heads, and burning charcoal and washing. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
Ahmed Bot agreed with me in the main, but did not feel at all sure about the tigers -- he proposed ibex. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
The park is the refuge of extremely rare species such as the Walia ibex, Simien wolf and the gelada baboon. From Wordnik.com. [Simen National Park, Ethiopia] Reference
The ibex is protected in nature reserves in Uzbekistan, where its density reaches 25 per 100 square-kilometer. From Wordnik.com. [Gissaro-Alai open woodlands] Reference
"Fresh ibex meat will be a welcome change no matter who gets the hide, and especially nice for the Mother Festival.". From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
On the other hand, the ibex is compact and muscular and produces tender, mild meat that steak lovers find delicious. From Wordnik.com. [1 Microcattle] Reference
Endangered large mammals are represented by the endemic Gredos ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae) and wolf (Canis lupus). From Wordnik.com. [Iberian conifer forests] Reference
The roast haunch of ibex was rare in the middle, though keeping it hot was cooking it a bit more; fresh meat was welcome. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Hunting ibex within the site is ruled by an ordinance (Ordonnance sur la régulation des populations de bouquetins RS 922.27). From Wordnik.com. [Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, Switzerland] Reference
Instead mouflon, chamois, and ibex had migrated down from their high summer habitat, and Jondalar had never seen so many musk-oxen. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
The ibex and the bearded vulture, once driven to near extinction, now flourish again after their reintroduction in the last century. From Wordnik.com. [Not In Our Park, Mister] Reference
If the pursuit of markhor and ibex is contemplated, a small-bore rifle will be required, but a heavy express is wanted to stop a bear. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
We remained at Khagan for two or three days in the hope of being able to shoot an ibex, but we were disappointed; we never even saw one. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief] Reference
The park is the refuge for threatened animals such as gelada baboon, Simen fox and Walia ibex, a goat species endemic to Simen Mountains. From Wordnik.com. [Simen National Park, Ethiopia] Reference
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