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Markhor

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Arizona Docent
What animal is that? It is bizarre looking - I do not recall seeing anything like that when I was there.
 
sooty mangabey
This is a markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri) - reasonably common in mainland European zoos, but, sadly, those at the HWP are the only ones in the UK.
 
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sooty mangabey said:
This is a markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri) - reasonably common in mainland European zoos, but, sadly, those at the HWP are the only ones in the UK.
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Perfect timing. I feel like I have to acknowledge this just so my post doesn't look like I was repeating you.
 
karenZOO
Sorry meant to label this, I love the shape of the horns against the sky, probably not the best shot to show the actual animal lol
 
Arizona Docent
Thanks - the shaggy coat was throwing me off. The only markhors I distinctly remember (I may have seen others) are the turkomen markhors at Los Angeles Zoo, which do not have any significant amount of fur.
 
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Arizona Docent said:
Thanks - the shaggy coat was throwing me off. The only markhors I distinctly remember (I may have seen others) are the turkomen markhors at Los Angeles Zoo, which do not have any significant amount of fur.
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California does tend to be warmer than Inverness-shire!
 
Maguari
Arizona Docent said:
Thanks - the shaggy coat was throwing me off. The only markhors I distinctly remember (I may have seen others) are the turkomen markhors at Los Angeles Zoo, which do not have any significant amount of fur.
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These are the same subspecies so this is just the effect of local climate I think - Scotland is not renowned for high temperatures. :D
 

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