¿Más loco que una cabra? la vida de estos animales en los Alpes europeos lo explica

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

Alpine Ibexes, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, lick stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

An Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, with her young, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

An Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

An Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

An Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam (up to 80�) at the lake Cingino, at 2200 m altitude, on September 22, 2014, near Antrona Piana. At summer time, Alpine Ibexes use to come on the wall to lick the salt that seeps from the stones. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN