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Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

A large, horse sized antelope. The males are gray and have horns.

Habitat:

They are from India, but have escaped from ranches in the US in Texas and Alabama where they were brought over for hunting. This guy was just running through and open crop field when we spotted him.

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PublishedMarch 22, 2013

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