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 | | The jagged edges and rocky screes are the result of atmospheric erosion. |
 | | Many Alpine glaciers – for example, those in the Rhône valley, the Bernese Alps, and in the Swiss Grindelwald region – retreated during the 20th century, owing to a series of relatively mild winters and light snowfall. |
 | | Animals inhabiting the Alpine region include the red deer (Cervus elaphus), the goat-like chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), the ibex (Capra ibex), the Alpine hare (Lepus timidus), the wildcat (Felis silvestris), the marmot (Marmota marmota), and the European lynx (Lynx lynx), which was reintroduced into the Swiss Alps in 1970. |
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