!!!Gemse

Chamois (German: Gemse), goat-like member of the order of even-toed 
hoofed mammals, one of the few native European mammals; lives in high 
mountain regions (alt. 800-2,500 m), especially in the knee 
timber zone. Its body is 110-130 cm long, the females are always 
smaller. Males and females have hook-shaped horns that are bent 
towards the back; reddish gray and brown hide during the summer, 
darker hide in winter. In a state of excitement they bristle their 
longer hair on the ridge of their backs, which is used for making the  
Gamsbart.


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