Mountain goats and markhors are adept at walking on straight walls with their agility and difficulty. However, the alpine ibex found in Italy are so agile that they can climb straight walls, much to the amazement of experts.
Alpine mountain goats are so skilled that they grasp the wall with their pointed hooves and climb and descend it with great agility. This skill protects them from predators, but they can easily walk on vertical walls.
When there is a lack of salt in the body, the eyebrows become weak and thin. Their bones become swollen, making it difficult for them to walk. Lack of salt also affects their nervous system and muscles. In the spring, they are seen descending from the mountains and licking the road because there is icy salt. During this time they also lick the dirt and thus get sick. That's why it's not easy for Markhor to get salt.
In Italy, there is an abundance of salt on the walls of the Sanjino Dam, and for this the goats go upstairs. This salt is called candlot salt, which is chemically called calcium alimino sulfate. It is caused by water falling on the cement and the goats lick it with great pleasure.
But the most important role in this difficult mission is played by its hooves, which are sharp and divided into two parts. With their help, Markhor grabs the wall and climbs up.
But the number of ibexes around the world, including in Pakistan, is declining rapidly and their survival is in grave danger.
