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The theory gained strength after two Spoan cases were found in Egypt, and further studies showed that the Egyptian cases also shared European ancestry, pointing to a common origin in the Iberian Peninsula.

In 2001, there were only 62 mature Iberian lynx — medium-sized, mottled brown cats with characteristic pointed ears and a pair of beard-like tufts of facial hair — on the Iberian Peninsula.

It was the fifth such sinking in waters off the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa in recent years.

Studying excavation reports from Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, they found 20 more examples of skeletons in incaprettamento-style positions at 15 different sites.

Native to the American continent, it has also been found in Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, in medium and high mountain areas.