Although fighting is rare, chamois can scuffle over mates. Males plant all four feet on the ground and strike upwards with their hook-like horns.
Scientific Name: Rupicapra rupicapra
Age [Sex]: Adult [M]
Collection Date:
Locality: Unspecified
Higher Geography:
Collector Name [Number]: R. Bandar [RB793]
Notes: Skull plus mandibles; no additional date or locality data.
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Scientific Name: Papio anubis
Age [Sex]: Adult [F]
Collection Date: 24 Sep 1998
Locality: Oakland Zoo, Oakland.
Scientific Name: Tragelaphus angasii
Age [Sex]: Adult [M]
Collection Date: May 2003
Locality: Hluhluwe Game Reserve.
Scientific Name: Panthera leo
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: 1 Aug 1974
Locality: Kwhai River in Okavango Delta
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