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Rock-Climbing Goats

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Published October 18, 2022 at 6:27 AM CDT

The nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling goat that gives birth to young atop tall windswept mesas. The mesa's steep cliff faces offer protection from predators. When the offspring are a few days old they must scale these cliff faces to reach food in the valleys below.

Source | Nature