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- Posted On: 11/12/2019
- Title: Nubian Ibex Goats
- Name: Lynn
- Location: Lincoln , Nebraska
- The Nubian Ibex
The Nubian ibex lives in a desert dwelling or a mountainous environment.They use its shiny, waterproof coat to reflect harsh sunlight and stay dry. This smaller species of goat spends the nights in the mountains to avoid predators and the days grazing.
The Nubian ibex can aclimate the hot, dry climates of the African and Arabian mountains: Their shiny coats reflect sunlight and keep them cool.
Ibex are social and live in herds. The herds are separated by gender, meaning males will have a herd, and the females and offspring will be in another herd. The two herds will join together only during breeding season.
The male herd is referred to a bachelor herd. Sometimes, males will wander without a herd. Female herds can have 10 to 20 members.
Ibex are very nimble. They can jump more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) straight up without a running start. This helps them climb mountainous terrain with ease.
People have hunted the ibex for thousands of years. They provided humans with meat to eat and hide to use as clothing. Several thousand years ago in southwest Asia and the Middle East, humans began domesticating wild goats.
Breeding
Ibex males use scent to communicate with potential mates. Nubian ibex males use their beards to spread a scent that draws in and excites females during breeding season. Breeding season for ibex is called the rut. During the rut, males fight for the right to breed with the females by ramming their heads together. Once pregnant, females will have a gestation period of 150 to 163 days. She will give birth to one (most common) , 2 occasionally, three (very rare) babies, called kids, at a time. Females will go on to have their own young at 2 to 6 years of age. Known to travel up to 36 miles during breeding season.
Sexual Maturity: Females mature at or around 2 years of age; males at significantly older ages due to social constraints.
Conservation Status: Declining
The Ibex goats are herbivore.
I have one female 4 years old.
3 males, one 4 years old horns are 8' in diameter and 2' long
the other is 2 years old and 1 1/2 years old.