Alpine ibex are a form of wild goat that live in the Alps. This one is a male, photographed in a captive situation on my recent trip to Italy. Both males and females have horns, but the males are substantially longer, growing more than 3 feet in length. The horns are mainly used for defense against predators like wolves, lynxes, bears and foxes.
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that goat looks like he thinks he’s better than me.