Alpine Ibex by goodoleboy
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Captured 3/13/10, at the Los Angeles Zoo - aka the Griffith Park Zoo - in Los Angeles, California.
A ZOOM view would be nice.
The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), also known as the steinbock, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. It is a sexually dimorphic species with larger males who carry larger, curved horns. The coat colour is typically brownish grey. Alpine ibex tend to live in steep, rough terrain above the snow line. They are also social, although adult males and females segregate for most of the year, coming together only to mate. Four distinct groups exist; adult male groups, female-offsping groups, groups of young individuals, and mixed sex groups. During the breeding season, males fight for access to females and use their long horns in agonistic behaviours.
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
There was no sign at the enclosure indicating what animal this was, so I had to analyze and research the creature before I could correctly identify it. Actually, the beard gave it away as a goat, which was a good starting point.
Farvel.
Comments (12)
Rob2753
What a lovely series of shots of this Ibex, I've heard it's a great zoo good capture
ronmolina
Excellent shots!
magnus073
These are some cool captures, Harry. I've never seen a goat like this one before.
johndoop
Wel done Ooo yes zoom is a must Great shots!!!!!!!!!!
racolt33
Beautiful collage of the Ibex. Great lighting and texture. I just can't imagine an animal of this size squeezing out pellets the size of COCO PUFFS. Give this Ibex a laxative !!!
mbz2662
Great shots, Harry. FYI, ibex is a good scrabble word :)
MrsRatbag
What great shots of this cool goat with the luxury horn setup! I can't imagine carrying those around on my head all the time, I'd have the worst headache...but they are way cool, and I like his beard too. He looks pretty well fed, things must be good there at the zoo. I've never been to that one, maybe one day. Excellent selection of views, Harry!
beachzz
wow, just looking at those horns gives me a headache; imagine having to carry them around with you all the time!! great capture, harry!!
durleybeachbum
Beautiful photos, Harry.
Cyve
Marvelous captures!
debbielove
Excellent and interesting shots mate! And, great to have info at hand, thanks for that also.. Well done on these! Rob
anahata.c
I wanted to do an animal montage this time around, because you always return to them in your gallery. One of the things I've always liked about your animal shots is the light you get. And the composition, how the background harmonizes or contrasts with the animal. Your visual choices, in other words. On No. 2 and 3 the light's especially sweet, as it 'outlines' the ibex and the rocks, giving them a certain luminosity. You're also sensitive to the placement of the ibex against the many rocks and branches around it: In 1, his head and horns flow with the break in the rocks, as well as with the incline flowing from his left eye (our right). In 2, his head and horns meet up with that wire mesh; and a beam/branch inside the mesh flows perfectly into one of his horns. Long way of saying "nice placement!" As if you'd posed him that way, which of course you couldn't and didn't. In 3, a wonderful play of background branches/plants with the outline of his back, like they're growing out of his back. And luminous light too. In 4, his back meets the line of rocks above, his horn flares into an open path, etc. All these choices may seem small, and of course they may be as intuitive as planned or intentional---I fully accept the instinctive element of making art. But they're the essence of a fine eye, and even in a zoo where you're so constricted (so are the animals), you have all these choices going on that make music of your shots. A caring study from an environment that doesn't give lots of choices (zoos), with sensitivity to both composition and light. I agree with the above, fine shots of a beautiful animal. (I'm bald, as you know from my posted photo: Boy, what I wouldn't do for a pair of horns like that! Someone picks a fight? Just wave those babies around---they'd be outa there in a New York minute...) (Washing your hair could be a bit rough...) Another fine animal montage from you.