Capra nubiana - #984
Nubian Ibex
Side view of two one-year-old ibexes. Also as Middle Eastern Ibex.
Geographic Distribution
Egypt east of the Nile, N Eritrea, Israel, W Jordan, Lebanon (extinct), SE Oman, Saudi Arabia, NE Sudan, Syria (extinct; no archaeological records), and SE Yemen.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Capra
Specific Epithet
nubiana
Image Location
USA, SC, Richland Co., Columbia, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Image Date
1988
Photographer
AH Shoemaker