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The "chamois" is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the Pyrenees, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, the Caucasus, and the Apennines. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive. The English name comes from French "chamois". This is derived from Gaulish "camox" , itself perhaps a borrowing from some Alpine language . The Gaulish form also underlies German "Gemse", "Gams", "Gämse", Italian Camoscio, Ladin Ciamorz. The usual pronunciation for the animal is or , approximating the French pronunciation . However, when referring to chamois leather, and in New Zealand often for the animal itself, it is , and sometimes spelt "shammy" or "chamy". The plural of "chamois" is spelled the same as the singular, and it may be pronounced with the final "s" sounded: , , . However, as with many other quarry species, the plural for the animal is often pronounced the same as the singular. The Dutch name for the chamois is "gems", and the male is called a "gemsbok". In Afrikaans, the name ""gemsbok"" came to refer to a species of Subsaharan antelope of the genus "Oryx", and this meaning of "gemsbok" has been adopted into English. The chamois are in the goat-antelope subfamily of the family Bovidae. There are two species of chamois in the genus "Rupicapra": Wiz Science™ is "the" learning channel for children and all ages. SUBSCRIBE TODAY Disclaimer: This video is for your information only. The author or publisher does not guarantee the accuracy of the content presented in this video. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Background Music: "The Place Inside" by Silent Partner (royalty-free) from YouTube Audio Library. This video uses material/images from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois, which is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ . This video is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ . To reuse/adapt the content in your own work, you must comply with the license terms.