The Nubian ibex lives in mountains and rocky areas.
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The Nubian ibex lives in mountains and rocky areas.
The Nubian ibex lives in mountainous areas, including gorges, rocky outcrops and scree slopes.
The Nubian ibex has been recorded from sea level up to about 3,000 metres, depending on the location.
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The Nubian ibex occurs in Egypt east of the Nile, northern Eritrea, Israel and Palestine, western Jordan, south-eastern Oman, Saudi Arabia, north-eastern Sudan and south-eastern Yemen; it is extinct in Lebanon and Syria, and its presence in Ethiopia is uncertain. Today it lives in isolated populations on the coasts of north-east Africa, in Sinai, and in the west and the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
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The Nubian ibex lives on arid mountains, rocky slopes, cliffs and in wadis, and feeds on grasses, shrubs and leaves.
Possible predators of the Nubian ibex include the leopard, the wolf and the striped hyena, and the golden eagle and the eagle owl may prey on its young.
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