Ibex Fight for Mating Rituals | Wild Arabia | BBC Earth

[Music] stony canyons provide a sanctuary for animals throughout the Middle East like Nubian ibex these wild goats can only survive here because precious water bubbles to the surface in springs in summer the females come to drink at these pools every day the pool is guarded by a male ibex he has exclusive access to the females who come here he tastes the air to see if any of them are ready to mate but this is such a prized spot that inevitably he has competition getting the upper ground will be key the male's skulls are specially reinforced to take a battering they're evenly matched the battle could last up to an hour but when a third male joins in no one seems to know who to fight the party is soon broken up by a telltale smell in the air the IBEX are right to be skittish Bedouins have always been skilled hunters [Music] you

Channel: BBC Earth

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Keywords: Nubian Ibex (Organism Classification), ibex fight over mating rights, nubian ibex, ibex fighting, ibex fight, ibex animal, wild goat fight, mountain goats fighting, ibex goat, wild arabia, Goat, bbc, bbc earth, ibex climbing, mating battle, Desert

Id: SI307EWVtNc

Length: 3min 14sec (194 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 05 2015