Alpine Ibex - Wrestling or courting? -4of6

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Alpine Ibex - Wrestling or courting? -4of6
Alpine Ibex ( Wikipedia ) eye in eye -

Question: Is this a male and a female, or an adult and a juvenile male? I'm not sure, and because of that, don't know whether what we are seeing in this little series is either part of a courting ritual, or a symbolic power fight among two not equal males...

If anyone can throw some light on this, please do - I'm happy to learn!
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The little one sounds like a female to me. They're usually smaller and have a lighter brown fur, so i reckon it's a male and a female in the pics
The males have darker fur and way longer horns

- Thank you, WL! -

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