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Ibex
Capra ibex
A wild mountain goat with massive curved horns that lives on near-vertical cliff faces in the European Alps, recovered from near-extinction through 19th-century conservation.
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Iguana
Iguana iguana
A large, tree-dwelling Central American lizard with a row of dorsal spines and a long tail, herbivorous despite its dragon-like appearance, popular as both pet and (in some regions) food.
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