SPANISH IBEX

(Capra hispanica)

We, however, have found no material difference in the form of the horns of ibex from the Pyrenees and those from Central and Southern Spain. The following are the maximum dimensions of six ibex heads from these latter districts, all measured by the writers:—

Measurements of Six Ibex Heads

AgeLengthSweepCircumference
No. 15 years18½ ins.11½ ins.9⅜ ins.
” 28 ”27½ ”23 ”9 ”
” 38 ”28¼ ”19 ”8¾ ”
” 48 ”29 ”18¾ ”9 ”
” 5Aged29 ”22½ ”9¼ ”
” 6”29¼ ”23¼ ”9½ ”

All these were shot on the Central and South Spanish sierras.

The following are the measurements of Sir Victor Brooke’s three best Pyrenean ibex heads:—

LengthCircumferenceSweep
A26 ins.10 ins.21 ins.
B29 ”10 ”23 ”
C31 ” 8¾ ”26½ ”