CANTABRIAN CHAMOIS
In Spain, the Chamois inhabits the two Northern mountain ranges: the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian mountains. However, they represent two different species since the Cantabrian one is genetically considered as a subspecies from the main one. In this way, thousands of years of isolation in these mountains and a different environment made here a different Chamois with different characteristics.
The Cantabrian Chamois body is smaller than any other in the world (around 30 kg or 65 lb.) and its horns are also thinner and shorter. Due to the abundant grass all over the mountains, it is easy to find them grazing in open fields. However, they are used to share their territories with free roaming cows, so until the shepherds collect them, they tend to inhabit the highest points. Later in season, when the snow falls, they come to lower altitudes.