GREDOS IBEX SHOULDER MOUNT. ...

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GREDOS IBEX SHOULDER MOUNT
Capra pyrenaica victoriae
After the Beceite Ibex, the Gredos Ibex, or Western Spanish Ibex, is the largest and the darkest in color of the race of Ibex in Spain. This animal must be hunted on foot because of the steep and rough mountain terrain in which it lives, the Gredos Mountain Range after which it is named. The horns on this fine specimen measure 25 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches and the bases are 8½ x 8 3/8 inches around. The mount is 37½ inches high, 18 inches wide, projects 30 inches from the wall to the edge of the nose and displays excellent taxidermy quality.

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