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Chamois Prints

Young chamois name: calf

Female chamois: doe

Male chamois: bull

A group of chamoiss is called: herd

Chamois classification: rupicaprine

Chamois class: Mammal

The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a goat-like animal native to 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 species was also introduced on the South Island of New Zealand. Chamois are strictly protected animals under the European Habitats Directive.

There are two species of chamois in the genus Rupicapra. In addition to the type species, R. rupicapra, there is the Pyrenean chamois, R. pyrenaica. Chamois are in the subfamily Caprinae of the family Bovidae, along with sheep and goats. The French name chamois comes from Latin camox, a borrowing from Gaulish.

The Dutch name for the chamois is gems. The male is called a gemsbok. In Afrikaans, the term gemsbok came to refer to a species of Subsaharan antelope of the genus Oryx and this meaning has been adopted in English.

Chamois live at moderately high altitudes and are adapted to living in steep, rugged, rocky terrain. A fully grown chamois reaches a height of about 75 cm (2 feet) and weighs about 50 kg (110 pounds). Males and females have short horns which are slightly curled in the posterior direction. In summer, the fur has a rich brown colour which turns to a light grey in winter. Distinct characteristics are a white face with pronounced black infraorbital stripes, a white rump and a black dorsal stripe. Chamois can reach an age of up to 20 years.

Female chamois and their young live in herds; adult males tend to live solitarily for most of the year. During the rut (late November/early December in Europe, May in New Zealand), males engage in fierce battles for the attention of unbred females. An impregnated female undergoes a gestation period of 20 weeks, after which a single kid is born. The kid is fully grown by three years of age.

Alpine chamois arrived in New Zealand in 1907 as a gift from the Austrian Emperor, Franz Joseph I. The first surviving releases were made in the Aoraki/Mount Cook region and these animals gradually spread over much of the South Island. They are often referred to colloquially as Chamy (pronounced shamy).

Chamois Trivia

What do you call a baby chamois?
Answer: A baby chamois is called a calf.

What do you call a female chamois?
Answer: A female chamois is called a doe.

What do you call a male chamois?
Answer: A male chamois is called a bull.

What do you call a group of chamoiss?
Answer: A group of chamoiss are called a herd.

Question: What is the scientific classification of a chamois?
Answer: A chamois has the scientific classification of rupicaprine.

Question: What class is a chamois in?
Answer: A chamois is in the mammal class.