Rupicapra rupicapra
Chamois
The fearless climber of Klekovača's crags, at home where the forest gives way to bare rock.
The chamois is a nimble mountain ruminant of the hollow-horned family, perfectly suited to life on steep and stony terrain. It has a slender body and powerful legs with hard, springy hooves that grant it a sure step over bare rock and scree, where few other game can survive. Both sexes carry short horns hooked backward at the tip, which grow throughout life. The summer coat is reddish-brown, turning darker and thicker in winter, with a pronounced dark stripe along the back and the distinctive markings on the head.
The chamois is highly social and usually lives in herds led by an experienced female, while the older males keep apart for much of the year. In summer it climbs to the higher, open zones; in winter it descends to the shelter of the forest. Sharp eyes, keen hearing and a fine nose, together with an innate wariness, make it one of the least approachable species of the high mountains.
On the steep, rocky flanks of Klekovača, where the forest breaks off into bare stone, the chamois finds exactly the habitat that suits it — and hunting and observing this shy game is among the most demanding undertakings in our hunting ground.
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