Pyrenean ibex (SciiFii)

The Pyrenean ibex , bucardo, herc, or bouquetin (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) is an Pyrenees subspecies of Iberian ibex. Pyrenean ibexes were once extinct since 2000, with a failed revival in 2003, but have since been gratefully brought back from extinction by SciiFii before reintroducing them back to Spain and France, including Andorra. The Pyrenean ibex has short hair which varies according to seasons. During the summer, its hair is short, and in winter, the hair grows longer and thicker. The hair on the ibex's neck remain long through all seasons. Male and female ibex can be distinguished due to color, fur, and horn differences. The male is a faded grayish brown during the summer, and they are decorated with black in several places on the body such as the mane, forelegs, and forehead. In the winter, the ibex is less colorful. The male transforms from a greyish brown to a dull grey and where the spots were once black, it become dull and faded. The female ibex, though, can be mistaken for a deer since its coat is brown throughout the summer. Unlike the male , a female lacks black coloring. Young ibex are colored like the female for the first year of life. The males have large, thick horns, curving outwards and backwards, then outwards and downwards, then inwards and upwards. The surface of the horn is ridged, and the ridges developing progressively with age. The ridges each represent a year, so the total correspond to the ibex's age. The female has short, cylindrical horns. Pyrenean ibex feeds on vegetation such as grasses and herbs. Pyrenean ibex migrate according to seasons. In spring, the ibex migrate to more elevated parts of mountains where females and males mate. In spring, females normally separate from the males, so they can give birth in more isolated areas. Kids are typically born during May, usually singularly. During the winter, the ibex migrate to valleys that are not covered in snow. These valleys allow them to eat regardless of the change in season. The conservation status of the Pyrenean ibex is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts.
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Category:Mammals
Category:Cenozoic Park