WEST CAUCASIAN TUR OR IBEX 



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Skull and Horns of West Caucasian Tur. Shot by Mr. St. George Littledale. 



WEST CAUCASIAN TUR or IBEX (Capra caucasica). 



Of the two peculiar kinds of wild goats inhabiting the Caucasus, 

 and locally known as tur, the present species is easily recognised by 

 the approximation in the form of its horns (especially in immature 

 individuals) to those of true ibex, and the uniform bright chestnut- 

 brown colour of the hair of the adult male in the summer coat ; the 

 chin, beard, and lower part of the legs being alone black. Although 

 the horns present a considerable resemblance to those of ibex, they are 

 decidedly thicker, have a different curvature, and show distinct knobs, 

 or knots only in their upper half. In young males the knots extend 

 the whole length of the front of the horns, and the long winter coat is 

 a pale drab colour. Height at shoulder about 37^ inches. 



