East Caucasian Tur

The East Caucasian tur, Capra cylindricornis, is a mountain-dwelling caprine living in the eastern half of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in Azerbaijan, Georgia and European Russia. It inhabits rough mountainous terrain, where it eats mainly grasses and leaves. It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. East Caucasian turs are goat-like animals with large but narrow bodies and short legs, with significant sexual dimorphism. Adult males stand about 105 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh around 140 kilograms, while females stand 85 centimetres and weigh about 56 kilograms. Males have slightly lyre-shaped horns 70 to 90 centimetres long. The summer coat is short and sandy-yellow, and the winter coat of adult males is solid dark brown.