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There ought to be a link to the article "Alpine Ibex" which is synonymous with "Steinbock". Should there also be a link to "Capricornus"? Is this the same animal? --62.47.9.172

There's already a link to Alpine Ibex. Capricornus is a constellation. --Zundark 3 July 2005 21:32 (UTC)

There should be more information on this African animal.--207.190.156.79 22:31, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] spanish and pyranean ibex

this aricle implies that they are the same thing and Capra pyrenaica until recently redirected to pyranean ibex. However the pyranean ibex talks about an extinct subspecies. i've created a substub for spanish ibex and changed Capra pyrenaica to redirect there but this really needs someone knowlageable to clear up. Plugwash 22:01, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] It is Spanish or Iberian Ibex!

The Spanish or Iberian Ibex (Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838)did have four subspecies. Two subspecies can still be found on the Iberian peninsula, namely the Western Spanish Ibex or Gredos Ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae Cabrera, 1911) and the South-eastern Spanish Ibex or Beceite Ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica Schimper, 1848). The Portuguese Ibex (Capra pyrenaica lusitanica Schlegel, 1872) became extinct in 1892. The Pyrenean Ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica Schinz, 1838) became extinct on January 6th, 2000. Thus the Pyrenean Ibex is a subspecies of the Iberian or Spanish Ibex. Pmaas 15:21, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

I've changed it! Now Capra pyrenaica links to Spanish Ibex, like it should be.Pmaas 15:28, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Plural of ibex?

This article repeatedly uses the word ibex as a plural, whereas the "alpine ibex" article uses ibexes. The Oxford English Dictionary says the plural should be ibexes or (rarely) ibices, while the American Heritage Dictionary (dictionary.com) says ibex or ibexes. Can someone tell us the current usage in scholarly literature, and help to make the articles more consistent? Mtford 02:56, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Can easily defeat a shark with it's face? Is this intentional text or is someone playing around? 71.116.83.87 05:39, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

It's vandalism from this (August 8) morning and I've removed it. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 05:59, 9 August 2007 (UTC)