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Dave's Mythical Creatures and Places |
Ibex
| Description | A
mountain goat with 2 large, long horns that extend backwards. It has a
rigid spine, and cannot look behind itself.
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| Features | The horns
are so strong that the goat can fall off of a mountain, land on them, and
be unhurt. Isidore of Seville describes: "And so these animals
(Ibices), as we have said, remain among the loftiest rocks, and if they ever
perceive the hostile presence of wild beast or man they throw themselves
down from the highest summits, and land unharmed on their horns."
(Brehaut, 1912)
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| Might be | There are
Ibex (a type of mountain-goat) in the Alps, Ethiopia, Spain, and other mountainous areas.
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| Symbolizes | Learned
men, who can better accept adversity supported by the two testaments of the
bible.
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