THE SPANISH IBEX. 



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In such situations, the ibex form regular " lairs " amidst 

 the fastnesses of broom, gorse and thorny aboldga, on the 



SPANISH IBEX, OLD RAM. (Side view.) 



bloom of which they browse by night, without having to 

 descend or to shift their quarters at all. On these lower 

 hills the ibex owe their safety — and survival — exclusively 



