Gredos Spanish Ibex

Gredos Ibexes are strong mountainous animals characterized by their large and flexible hooves and short legs. These physical adaptations allow them to be able to run and leap on bare, rocky and rough slopes. His body is strong and robust. This ibex has the darkest colour skin.

Males´ horns are big, ringed and with a wrinkle surface. The horns rise vertically and lean out and back in a lyre form with the top inwards. While this is the typical Gredos horn conformation, other horn shapes may be found in this region and even in the same herd.

The horns grow proportionately with age: one ring per year.