The Walia ibex is a rare species of wild goats that lives only in the high mountains of Ethiopia. It has powerful curved horns, strong legs, and thick fur that helps it stay on steep cliffs.
The Walia ibex differs from other goats by particularly large horns in males and a narrow range only in the mountains of Ethiopia. It is important for nature as part of a unique mountain ecosystem and needs protection because it is endangered.
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
birth time
breeding
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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summer mild, +15…+20 °C
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
very cold, short summer, almost no trees, lots of moss
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
Refrigerator
plants
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
protection from predators
lichens — a mixture of fungus and algae on rocks and trees
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Cool summer
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
Captures or processes food by biting or nipping with the mouth.
arid steppe cold
Warm winter with almost no precipitation
grass
Upcoming birthdays
nest inside a tree trunk or in a cave/crevice
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
high in the mountains, cold, lots of grass and shrubs
leaf
tongue
Height
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
in hollows and caves
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Hooves count
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Tundra
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
grasses
Montane grasslands
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
arid steppe hot
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Horns count
Pets
biting
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
Legs size
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
turns
Rascals
Horns size
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Litter size
mosses, liverworts and other terrestrial bryophytes
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
grazing
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
steppe
herbivore
Feeds by cropping or nibbling low-growing vegetation or algae.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
leaves and stems of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation
Bro
winter dry and warm
normal sexual
Taxons
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
lichens
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
tearing
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
herbivory, feed only on plant food
climbing
moss
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
arid steppe
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
lots of rain, summer not hot
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Plants
Gestation
Rips or shreds food using teeth, beak or claws.
land
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
No results found
On the map
mosses
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
gnaws plants
world of Afrotropics
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Horns color
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
world of Afrotropics
Duration
This is me
Gamers
How are they built?
Cool summer and lots of rain
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Denotes a grassland or steppe habitat preference.
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
47 to 74 kilograms, 1.2 – 2.8 meters
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
shrubs
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
embryo
Length
kg
arboreal
Observations
◉{N} more on tap