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Wikipedia: The chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Gran Sasso region of the central Italian Apennines, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Chamois are strictly protected animals under the European Habitats Directive.
![[Chamois on the Piz Beverin mountain, Switzerland]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gemse01_s.jpg "Chamois on the Piz Beverin mountain, Switzerland")
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![[Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica in the Retezat Mountains]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chamois_R_R_Carpatica_s.jpg "Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica in the Retezat Mountains")
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![[A picture of Chamois]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Zoo_042_edited_s.jpg "A picture of Chamois")
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