The game of life and death: Chamois
Here’s a very unusual animal. These animals are real professionals in survival in the worst conditions, masters of climbing what is not often seen in the animal kingdom. Chamois can go anywhere. They are always interesting to watch because their survival and the struggle for survival for the common man is a true game of death. Chamois can grow to 80 cm in height, and length to 130 cm, and stronger males are heavy over 40 kg. Females are slightly smaller and lighter. The natural enemy of them the wolf, and the young may represent a risk and eagle. Chamois can live to 20 years. Hair color is dark gray in winter, almost black, up to 12 cm, and the summer red color up to 3 cm. The head is pale colors, with a dark stripe around the eyes and losses. From the neck to the tail extends darker stripe. Colors males are almost always slightly darker than females. They have horns, but they are stronger in males, longer and curved than in females. For males the characteristic and brush the belly and stronger and thicker neck. The horns grow each year for a certain length, and never waste. Chamois is very modest in food animals. Food is mountain grass and young leaves bush plants, winter buds, dry blade of grass, blackberries and raspberries, which, after feeding survive. Very happy with that it takes to be regularly given. It has felt well developed smell, look good, but responds only to movement.
Very well written and extremely instructive. I am thankful you took the time to publish this since it was quite helpful.
Excuse me, but was this article written by some illiterate. I don’t know where ‘Mandie’ learned how to read, but this is some of the most disjointed verbiage I’ve ever read. Such as:
“They are always interesting to watch because their survival and the struggle for survival for the common man is a true game of death.”
What are you talking about, the freaking sheep or MAN? Is this a comparison between the two species, both fighting their way through life? Also:
“For males the characteristic and brush the belly and stronger and thicker neck.” (WTF?)
“The horns grow each year for a certain length, and never waste. Chamois is very modest in food animals. (???) Food is mountain grass and young leaves bush plants, winter buds, dry blade of grass, blackberries and raspberries, which, after feeding survive. Very happy with that it takes to be regularly given. It has felt well developed smell, look good, but responds only to movement.”
Does this writer even speak English? Where is the continuity of the theme (the Chamois) through each and every sentence describing these critter’s lifestyles. “The horns grow each year for a certain length (length of growth [how much?] or length of time [how much growth per year? during winter? spring? for two weeks? two months?] and never waste. [waste?????].
I have a whole lot more to say, but I’m leaving just stating these couple of points. I’m sorry, as I usually NEVER criticize the writing in any articles. But, this was so sorrowfully written, it completely distracted me from trying to glean any real or important information about these amazing animals. If anyone disagrees with my points, write to me and I’ll re-write this entire article in a manner both befitting these incredible creatures (with cohesive info) and respecting the limited time of most readers stopping by to investigate this story. What’s written, should always ’serve’ the reader, and should not be tasking them to reform sentences, on the fly or after reading, to try and make the simplest sense out of what they just read.