Caption

Two chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) males fighting in rock face in winter during the rut in the European Alps. Dominant male chasing competitor away

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Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Sven-Erik Arndt

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BRK24B55_330

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Rights managed

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46,9Mb (2,9Mb) / 16,5in x 11,0in / 4961 x 3307 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Alps Bovid Bovidae Bovids Caprid Caprinae Chamois Chamoises Goat-antelope Goat-antelopes Mammal Mammalia Mammalian Mammals Mountain Range No People Rocky cliff Rupicapra rupicapra Wildlife Wintery adult male alpine animal alpine animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild battle battles behavior behaviour cliff cliffs competitor countryside deserted dominant empty european fauna fight fighting habitat in Winter in heat in rut landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes male male animal male animals males mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mountain mountain chain mountain range mountain ranges mountainous mountains natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature no one nobody open air range reproduction reproductions ridge rival rivals rock rock cliff rock face rock faces rock wall rocks rut rutting rutting season scenery social behavior social behaviour social behaviours steep cliff superior two uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography winter winter time winterly wintry Bergland alpine landscape mountain backdrop mountain landscape mountain scenery mountainous area mountainous landscape mountainous region mountainscape