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The Ibex of La Pedriza

Source: Atlas Obscura

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A majestic Gredos Ibex. Juan Lacruz/cc by-sa 3.0
Ibex enjoying the spectacular view. Erfil/cc by-sa 3.0
A herd of ibex at La Pedriza. Juan Lacruz/cc by-sa 3.0
An ibex relaxing on one of the park’s glacial rock formations. Benjamín Núñez González/cc by-sa 4.0

Just outside of Madrid, in the eerie, rocky landscape of La Pedriza National Park, an endangered species of wild goat can be seen scaling the mountains and cliffs with an almost supernatural agility and grace.

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The animals are a species of wild goat known as the Iberian ibex and form a subspecies known as the Gredos Ibex, one of two surviving subspecies found in Spain. Two other subspecies of this animal were once widespread across Spain and Portugal, but were hunted to extinction during the 19th century.

The Gredos Ibex itself narrowly escaped extinction…

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