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 Spanish ibex from Sierra Nevada
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| Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838 |
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Capra pyrenaica hispanica |
The Iberian ibex, Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat, or Iberian wild goat (Capra pyrenaica) is a type of ibex that had four subspecies. Two subspecies can still be found on the Iberian peninsula, but two others are extinct. The Portuguese subspecies became extinct in 1892 and the Pyrenean subspecies became extinct on January 6, 2000.
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 San Diego Zoo's Spanish Ibex |
 Spanish Ibex at Sierra de Gredos (Spain) |
 Keepers at the San Diego Zoo use a large wooden log to stimulate the Ibex's charging instinct |
 Juvenile male Spanish Ibex. Picture taken at Reserva Nacional dels Ports de Beseit (Spain) |
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 Free group at Sierra de Grazalema natural Park (Spain) |
