Two male Gredos ibex near Plataforma
Their local name is cabra montés de Gredos (Capra Hispánica Victoriae), subspecies of "Capra Pyrenaica". They form lonely herds of males and females, joining only to mate on November-December. Two months before it was easy to see these male herds. There are more than 3500 Gredos ibex only in the Reserve.