Baby Chamois Are Adorable

Native to the mountains of Europe, the Chamois is a species of goat-antelope that almost never grows any larger than four feet tall and five feet long. However, we don’t really care how big they get when they grow up, because they’re so darn cute when they’re babies! Chamois kid are almost always born singularly, with twins only occurring on very rare occasion. Chamois are born after a gestation period of 170 days; that’s less than six months! Little chamois are weened at six months and are full grown by one year, but they aren’t considered adults until around four years old. During this time they live with their mother, or other mothers in their herd if they’re mother is forced to abandon them for any reason. Chamois survive off of a diet that consists primarily of grasses, herbs, conifers, barks, and tree needles, and do most of their eating at night. Chamois are beautiful creatures, but unfortunately their leather is a prized commodity in their homelands, so they find themselves being hunted very often. However, there are various conservation efforts in place to keep these little guys around. Chamois babies are one of the cutest goat-like creatures in the world, and we need to keep them around!