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The West Caucasian Tur (Capra caucasica) is a mountain dwelling goat antelope
Goat antelope

The term goat-antelope usually means any of the species of mostly medium-sized bovids that make up the subfamily Caprinae . The domestic sheep and domestic goat are both part of the goat-antelope group, and the group itself is part of the family Bovidae, which in other branches contains the antelopes and domestic cattle....
 found only in the western half of the Caucasus Mountain
Caucasus Mountains

The Caucasus Mountains is a Mountain range in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea sea in the Caucasus region.The Caucasus Mountains are made up of two separate mountain systems:...
 range.

West Caucasian Turs stand up to tall at the shoulder and weigh around . West Caucasian Turs have large but narrow bodies and short legs. West Caucasian Turs have a chestnut coat with a yellow underbelly and darker legs. The horns are scimitar shaped and heavily ridged.






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The West Caucasian Tur (Capra caucasica) is a mountain dwelling goat antelope
Goat antelope

The term goat-antelope usually means any of the species of mostly medium-sized bovids that make up the subfamily Caprinae . The domestic sheep and domestic goat are both part of the goat-antelope group, and the group itself is part of the family Bovidae, which in other branches contains the antelopes and domestic cattle....
 found only in the western half of the Caucasus Mountain
Caucasus Mountains

The Caucasus Mountains is a Mountain range in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea sea in the Caucasus region.The Caucasus Mountains are made up of two separate mountain systems:...
 range.

West Caucasian Turs stand up to tall at the shoulder and weigh around . West Caucasian Turs have large but narrow bodies and short legs. West Caucasian Turs have a chestnut coat with a yellow underbelly and darker legs. The horns are scimitar shaped and heavily ridged. In males these horns are around while in females they are much smaller.

West Caucasian Turs live in rough mountainous terrain between above sea level where they eat mainly grasses
Grass

Grass is the common word that generally describes monocotyledonous green plants. The family Poaceae are the "true grasses" and include most plants grown as grains, for pasture, and for lawns ....
 and leaves
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 and are preyed upon by wolves and lynxes
Lynx

A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild Felidae. All are members of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify felids at present, and some authorities classify them as part of the genus Felis....
. West Caucasian Turs are nocturnal, eating in the open at night and sheltering during the day. Females live in herds of around ten individuals, while males are solitary.

The wild population is estimated 5000 - 6000 individuals.

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