THE SPANISH IBEX. 



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hardships of their pursuit. Suffice it here to say that the 

 mere ascent to such heights occupies well-nigh a whole 

 day : even when encamped among the fringe of the snow, 



SPANISH IBEX. OLD RAM— SIERRA DE GREDOS. 



the climb-out to the summits may still require two or 

 three hours of the hardest work. 



Ibex are found throughout the highlands of the 

 Peninsula, from Pyrenees to Mediterranean, but not con- 

 tinuously — their haunts being distinct and separated by 



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