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Nilgiri Tahr

Nilgiritragus hylocrius

Photo by MudWiggle
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large goat sized Tahr, very solid body and legs. Dark grey on the back, lighter grey and brown on the body and creamy or light grey underneath. Long goat style head, big bright eyes and solid curved horns.

Habitat:

Low scrub rocky hillsides

Reference Links:

Nilgiri tahr

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Comments (11)
Mark Ridgway
Brilliant spotting MW. I know those hills and know how well you've done to capture these guys. Great series.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow,awesome series MudWiggle,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
LeanneGardner
Congratulations MudWiggle. What a very special find, well done. The baby is such a cutie!
MudWiggle
Oh wow! Thank you again, that is so awesome. We were very lucky actually to have that close encounter, most of the day they were just vague grey shapes in the hillside. But this mum came down a bit closer and it was a thrill to see the babies also. Thanks PN family!
AshleyT
Congrats, this endangered and endemic ungulate is our Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156114585920603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/649057718687432705

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PublishedSeptember 28, 2015

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