Appearance
Up to 80 cm tall, its summer coat is a ruddy brown; in winter, it is black or brown, with darker patches around the eyes. Both males and females have backward-hooked horns up to 20 cm in length. They browse on grass, lichens and buds of trees. Sure-footed and agile, they are found on any elevation up to 3000 m.
Naming
*Spanish: ''rebeco'', ''gamuza''⤷ French: ''izard/isard''
⤷ Asturian: ''rebezu/robezu''
⤷ Catalan: ''isard''
⤷ Italian: ''camoscio dei Pirenei'', ''camoscio appenninico''
⤷ Basque: ''pirinioetako sarrioa''
⤷ Aragonese: ''sarrio'', ''chizardo'':*''R. p. ornata'' : Central and southern Italy
⟶ *''R. p. parva'' : Spain
⟶ *''R. p. pyrenaica'' : France and Spain
Status
Like other species of chamois, it was hunted almost to extinction, especially in the 1940s, for the production of chamois leather. The population has since recovered, and in 2002 was estimated to be about 25,000 individuals.References:
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