The story of the amazing Alpine Ibex: a return from the brink of extinction!
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- Опубликовано: 12 янв 2024
- While hiking in the Swiss Alps I was able to observe Alpine Ibex in their demanding alpine habitat. In this video i will explain their amazing biology, adaptations and why the are known world-wide for their seemingly gravity-defying climbing ability. I will also explain why the almost became extinct with barely 50-100 surviving individuals to a complete come back and return to their original range across seven europe countries in a broad swath of the alps.
Ibex Attributions:
On side of dam:
Claudio Bedin, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Claudio Bedin, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Herd at Falknishorn
Haj3s29a, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Big male
T.Voekler, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Big male grazing
NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Male posing
Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
TY for this. Being a goat born 70 yrs ago today this was fun to watch.
GOAT? you mean like greatest of all time? Lol!
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Amazing video, thanks. Never knew much about the ibex.
Glad you liked it!
Very cool goat type critters. One would think they would starve, with no greenery around.Thanks for the video Frank.😊
It is amazing the environment they choose and how they adapted to it!
Really fascinating. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's fascinating how they can cling to the dam! It makes my stomach turn watching them walk around that high!🤢
Lol! Check out my Switzerland playlist and see where I am walking around!
Alpine Ibex are amazing climbers. I would like to know what their predators would be ?
Originally alpine Ibex evolved with pressure from Mountain Tigers,wolves, lynxes, bears and foxes many of which have been extirpated!
I learned new thigs today thank you!
You are so welcome! I try to always have lots of content in every video!
Ciao Frank - Luca 🇨🇭
Bello, si?
E devi vedere il volpe di Klien Sheidegg! ruclips.net/video/o-Eug1L-AqA/видео.htmlsi=R40b-nsF1e18F2JY
Thank you for the video. They are amazing animals. You use a word which I have never heard before: exstrapadate or ecstrapadate. I can find no spelling for the word. Could you please list the spelling. Thank you.
So...and I likely grossly mispronounced it but...here are some words...EXTINCT: A species that no longer exists. EXTIRPATED: A species that no longer exists in the wild , but occurring elsewhere. ENDANGERED: A species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
Fascinating, damn Italians do things right! 😂
Ha! Right, Helen?