Cantabrian chamois - Video Learning - WizScience.com

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The "Cantabrian chamois" is a slim mountain goat antelope, and is one of the 10 subspecies of the "Rupicapra genus". It ranges the Cantabrian Mountains with a population of 17,000 animals in 2007-2008. The systematic of the species is still under discussion. Ángel Cabrera , on studying the body shape and skull morphology, considered this taxa so similar to the Pyrenean chamois as to be of the same species. Lovari , using morphology, genetic and ethology data proposed to separate the south-west European animals of the Cantabrian Mountains and Pyrenees , from the rest of the European and Asian animals . Different genetic studies still argue over the taxonomy of the species. Rebeco, rebeco cantábrico, gamuza, robezu , rebezo . Slim bovid of the size of a medium-sized domestic goat. Both sexes have peculiar hooked horns . Horns have a transversal segmentation pattern due to seasonal growth . Light cinnamon head, throat and cheeks, with a dark mask design that crosses their big eyes . Dark brown back, chest, legs and flanks, pale brown shoulders and hindquarters. In winter, the back and belly become paler in colour and the flanks darker, giving a more contrasting colour pattern . Juveniles exhibit a less contrasting colour pattern. Female and male measurements, respectively. I / , C / , PM / , M / = 32. Cantabrian Mountains . From East Saja Reserve and Alto Asón to West Ancares Reserve , . Species distribution shrank in historical time. The Cantabrian Mountains are situated in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula, running 450 km East-West, parallel to the Cantabrian Sea and very close to the coastline . The north catchment is very wet and the south catchment has a continental climate, dry and hot in summer and dry and cold in winter. Wiz Science™ is "the" learning channel for children and all ages. SUBSCRIBE TODAY Disclaimer: This video is for your information only. The author or publisher does not guarantee the accuracy of the content presented in this video. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Background Music: "The Place Inside" by Silent Partner (royalty-free) from YouTube Audio Library. This video uses material/images from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantabrian+chamois, which is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ . This video is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ . To reuse/adapt the content in your own work, you must comply with the license terms.