The Spanish Ibex is the mountain goats of most spanish mountain ranges. Their horns curve back,flared out and are not prominently ribbed. The coat has colour contrasts, but this and the horns vary between populations!! They occupy the high mountain zone usually above the tree-line.
The picture on the right is two males fighting during the rut.
Size: body 1.2-1.5m; tail 12-15cm
Young: single litter of 1-2; April-May
Diet: montane grasses, herbs, dwarf shrubs and lichensStatus: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED; rare
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