2024Fauna - Chamois - First Day Cover MS

The chamois is a medium-sized ungulate belonging to the Bovidae family. It can be recognised by its characteristic curved horns, which are present both in males and females. In summer the fur is short and yellow-brown or yellow-grey, while in winter it is long, thick and dark – almost black – with light areas remaining between the legs and on the head, where dark stripes running from the nose through the eyes to the base of the horns form a “facial mask”. The chamois’s powerful athletic body allows it to move with great agility across steep, rocky terrain. Males weigh between 30 and 45 kilograms, with females weighing slightly less. Height at the withers ranges from 70 to 75 cm. The horns are dark, thin and curved backwards, where the horns of males are slightly thicker and slightly more hooked than those of females.