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Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb, [1909], at sacred-texts.com


The Heraldic Ibex

is an imaginary beast resembling the heraldic antelope in appearance, with the exception of the horns projecting from his forehead,
The Heraldic Ibex.
which are serrated like a saw. Perhaps it would not be erroneous to consider it identical with the heraldic antelope.

The real or natural ibex is a native of the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Grecian mountains, where they abound in defiance of the hunters. It resembles a goat, but the horns are much larger, bent backwards, and full of knots, one of which is added every year.


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