cham·ois
noun
- an agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus.
- a type of soft pliable leather now made from sheepskin or lambskin.
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Apr 26, 2024 · The meaning of CHAMOIS is either of two small, agile, goatlike bovids (Rupicapra rupicapra and R. pyrenaica) of mountainous regions from ...
Chamois
Animal
The chamois or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains in Southern Europe, from the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope... Wikipedia
Mass: 66 – 130 lbs (Male, Adult) and 55 – 99 lbs (Female, Adult)
Conservation status: Least Concern
Scientific name: Rupicapra rupicapra
Trophic level: Herbivorous
Speed: 31 mph (Running)
Gestation period: 170 days
Class: Mammalia
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
The jaw, cheeks, and nose-bridge are strikingly white, and there is a black stripe running from the eye to the muzzle. The slender, black horns are found in ...
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Chamois are herbivores, or plant eaters. Their diet consists of flowers, herbs, and other small plants. In the winter, chamois move to lower ground, where there ...