An impressive fight between two fully grown Mountain Goats, or Spanish Ibex, full of tension and violence. Gredos, Avila, Spain.

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Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica) An impressive fight between two fully grown Mountain Goats, or Spanish Ibex, full of tension and violence. The males fight in November, in order to win hierarchy points ahead of the mating season, starting more or less by the end of the year. The picture was taken in Sierra de Gredos, a mountain range in Avila, in Castille, Spain.

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Size: 4434px × 2956px
Location: Sierra de Gredos, near Avila, in Castilla, Spain
Photo credit: © Arturo de Frias / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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