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Nilgai (male)

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A large, horse sized antelope. They male is gray all over with short horns.

Habitat:

They are native to India, but there are populations in south Texas and Alabama where they escaped from ranches when they were brought over for hunting.

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Comments (1)
Josh Asel
Wow I'm surprised they let those escaped species stay escaped! Must be really cool to see though.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2013

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