CHAMOIS BZ 
Frontlet and Horns of Count Arpad Teleki’s Chamois. 
The CHAMOIS (Rupicapra tragus). 
The chamois does not belong to the antelopes properly so-called, 
but represents a group connecting the former to a considerable extent 
with the true goats, one member of the group being indeed commonly 
designated the Rocky Mountain goat. Most of these ruminants are 
more or less goat-like in general appearance, having narrow goat-like 
molar teeth and short or moderately long tails. Their horns, which are 
black in colour, are, however, quite distinct from those of the goats, 
being for the most part- cylindrical in section, and curving backwards. 
From the other members of the group the chamois is at once dis- 
tinguished by the sharp hook formed by the backward curvature of the 
horns, which rise almost vertically from the head. The colouring is 
too well known to need description, although attention may be 
directed to the dark streak running from the eye to the side of the 
muzzle. Height at shoulder reaching 32 inches; weight of male 
generally about 65 lbs. (although 125 Ibs. has been recorded in one 
case), that of female from 45 to 50 lbs. 
Distribution—The mountains of Central and Southern Europe, from 
the Pyrenees to the Apennines and Caucasus, and those of 
Asia Minor. Chamois vary in colour according to season, but 
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