walia ibex
E38894
The walia ibex is a critically endangered wild goat species native to the steep cliffs and escarpments of Ethiopia’s high mountains.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walia ibex | 6 |
| Ethiopian ibex | 1 |
| walia ibex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T297143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: walia ibex Context triple: [Ethiopian Highlands, endemicSpecies, walia ibex]
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A.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
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B.
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
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C.
Capreolus pygargus
Capreolus pygargus, commonly known as the Siberian roe deer, is a small to medium-sized deer species native to northern and eastern Asia, recognized for its adaptability to cold climates and forest-steppe habitats.
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D.
Ovis
Ovis is a genus of hoofed mammals that includes domestic sheep and several wild sheep species found across Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.
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E.
Indian gazelle
The Indian gazelle, also known as the chinkara, is a small, slender antelope native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: walia ibex Target entity description: The walia ibex is a critically endangered wild goat species native to the steep cliffs and escarpments of Ethiopia’s high mountains.
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A.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
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B.
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
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C.
Capreolus pygargus
Capreolus pygargus, commonly known as the Siberian roe deer, is a small to medium-sized deer species native to northern and eastern Asia, recognized for its adaptability to cold climates and forest-steppe habitats.
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D.
Ovis
Ovis is a genus of hoofed mammals that includes domestic sheep and several wild sheep species found across Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.
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E.
Indian gazelle
The Indian gazelle, also known as the chinkara, is a small, slender antelope native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endangered species
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ wild goat ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
sure-footed on steep rocky terrain
ⓘ
thick coat for cold high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| altitudinalRange | typically above 2500 meters ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | chestnut-brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
walia ibex
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian ibex
walia ibex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Walia ibex
|
| conservationAction |
legal protection in Ethiopia
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protected in Simien Mountains National Park ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
grasses
ⓘ
herbs ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| foundInProtectedArea |
Simien Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Simien Mountains National Park
|
| genus | Capra ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 5 to 6 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
Afroalpine grasslands
ⓘ
high-altitude escarpments ⓘ mountain cliffs ⓘ |
| hasHornType |
large backward-curving horns in males
ⓘ
smaller horns in females ⓘ |
| isSymbolOf | Ethiopian wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| offspringPerBirth | usually one kid ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alpine ibex
ⓘ
Nubian ibex ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | polygynous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Capra walie ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| socialStructure | forms herds ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Bovidae
ⓘ
surface form:
Caprinae
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ livestock competition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: walia ibex Description of subject: The walia ibex is a critically endangered wild goat species native to the steep cliffs and escarpments of Ethiopia’s high mountains.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Walia ibex
this entity surface form:
Walia ibex
this entity surface form:
Ethiopian ibex
this entity surface form:
Walia ibex
this entity surface form:
Walia ibex
this entity surface form:
Walia ibex
this entity surface form:
Walia ibex