Caption

A male ibex (Capra ibex) stands behind a female on a green meadow on a cloudy day and checks whether she is ready to mate. A forest in fall foliage can be seen in the background

Date

Oct 19, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/photoholic

Reference

BRK25C83_392

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

128,1Mb (10,2Mb) / 27,3in x 18,2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

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