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The chamois story (8)
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Introduction of chamois in Ceahlau and actual number in our days:
In the period 1967-1968-1970, the Ceahlău and Hăşmaş Mountains were repopulated with 24 chamois brought from the Retezat Mountains. In 1967 and 1968, 7 individuals were brought and placed in closures at Durău and Poiana Sihastru. After a period of acclimation, they were released and constitute the centre of the population that exists in the present. Their number increased quite rapidly, so that, ten years after bringing chamois in the Ceahlău region, there were 40 individuals, and after another 20 years, there were 84 individuals. In the present (2006), the chamois population is estimated at 113 individuals.
Group hierarchy:
Groups are made up of 6 to 30 individuals and are led by old females. Old males are solitary or live in separate groups, being involved in struggles over females. Chamois are animals that depend on a territory, so that each group has a well-determined territory.
Fur colors:
Chamois change their fur twice a year, according to the season. In summer, they have brown-reddish backs and yellow-reddish abdomen; in winter, their fur is black and brown. On their heads, the fur is light yellow, with a brown stripe from the years to the nose.
Self-defense:
When danger is imminent, the young don’t stick to the ground, they follow their mother. They can jump with all their four feet at once. In the first two months after the birth, the mother and her young stay isolate, and then they join the group. When they are scared, these animals run to inaccessible places, making impressive jumps (you can see this in the WS, in the up-left corner. The young followed his mother, making an impressive jump that make me wandering if he would be able to do that. ) of up to two meters high and six meters long, and they can reach 40-50 km/h on flat ground.
Where:
I took this picture in a special part of Ceahlau Mountain, a part that consists in the Scientific Reserve: Ocolasul Mare- Brana Vestica. Here it is estimated that lives the biggest group, (probably with almost 10 individuals). It is also an isolate place, where, the access is forbidden. You can enter there if you have a special paper from the scientific committee or if you have a guide from the Mountain Rescue team or from the Rangers.(I was with a guide!!!).
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Focal lenght: 290mm, handhold. |
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