Alpine chamois in Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Alpine chamois in Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

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Alpine chamois in Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Though chamois have been introduced on New Zealand’s South Island, the species is native to the mountains of Europe. As snows begin to cover the forests and hills of the Graian Alps here in Italy’s Gran Paradiso National Park, the chamois’ dark brown summer coat will soon turn a lighter gray.

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