 Some males have dark brown or black chests, sometimes a dark shoulder stripe (like Bezoar ibex).Females are reddish-gray with a dark brown dorsal stripe and white legs with a dark brown marking below the knees.Horns are similar to Bezoar ibex, they flat in cross and sharply curved at front and form a long, open spiral that is normally a complete turn or a little more, their horns reaches the length of 29 inches (73.7 cm), however, the longest of record measured 40 inches (101.6 cm) "(Rowland Ward, 1969)".