IBEX 



Ibex. 



its native mountains, where it is reported in Algeria and Tunis to keep to the side 

 facing the desert. 



The two species of wild 

 goat inhabiting the African 

 continent are the Nubian ibex (Capra 

 nubiana) and the Abyssinian ibex (0. 

 vali). The former of these is essentially a 

 Mediterranean animal, being represented 

 in the Sinaitic Peninsula and neigh- 

 bouring districts by a local race. It is 

 a slenderly built species, with a good 

 deal of white on the legs, and long, 

 slender, scimitar-shaped horns, marked 

 with bold knots on the front surface, of 

 which the outer angle is much bevelled 

 away. One of the Asiatic representa- 

 tives of the species shows an approxi- 

 mation in horn-characters to thewild goat 



of southern Europe and Asia. Westwards this ibex probably ranges into Morocco. 

 The Abyssinian species, on the other hand, is much more heavily built, with a 



