The chamois is a a goat-antelope native to the mountains of Europe. I photographed this one in Gran Paradiso National Park in the Alps of northwest Italy. I believe this to be a male. The more pronounced curve to the horns and especially those cinnamon colored patches to the inner side of the eyes are characteristics absent in female chamois. And yes, the chamois cloth gets its name from the chamois’ soft leather hide. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 150mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/200th of a second.
You can save yourself a lot of trouble trying to guess these animals’ gender. When you see one just shout “Hey Bro!” and if the antelope is like “what do you want my man?” than he’s probably a dude and if it just looks confused it’s probably a lady. This cinnamon eyepatch thing is just way too much effort,
I’ve never seen a photo (or heard of for that matter) of a chamois! He a strange looking creature, as his neck and head seem disproportionately small for his body . He’s kinda cute just the same. Thanks for adding to my collection of creatures I didn’t know before!
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The chamois is a a goat-antelope native to the mountains of Europe. I photographed this one in Gran Paradiso National Park in the Alps of northwest Italy. I believe this to be a male. The more pronounced curve to the horns and especially those cinnamon colored patches to the inner side of the eyes are characteristics absent in female chamois. And yes, the chamois cloth gets its name from the chamois’ soft leather hide. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 150mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/200th of a second.
You can save yourself a lot of trouble trying to guess these animals’ gender. When you see one just shout “Hey Bro!” and if the antelope is like “what do you want my man?” than he’s probably a dude and if it just looks confused it’s probably a lady. This cinnamon eyepatch thing is just way too much effort,
Those eyeballs are amazing – makes me wonder if it has a fish-eyed view of the Alps.
I’ve never seen a photo (or heard of for that matter) of a chamois! He a strange looking creature, as his neck and head seem disproportionately small for his body . He’s kinda cute just the same. Thanks for adding to my collection of creatures I didn’t know before!
This one did have a particularly hunched appearance.