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Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

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Field Notes

Description:

The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope. The nilgai has thin legs and a robust body that slopes down from the shoulder. They show marked sexual dimorphism, with only the males having horns. Adult males have a grey to bluish-grey coat, with white spots on the cheeks and white colouring on the edges of the lips. They also have a white throat bib and a narrow white stripe along the underside of the body that widens at the rear. The tips of the long, tufted tail and of the ears are black. They also possess a tubular-shaped "pennant" of long, coarse hair on the midsection of the throat.

Habitat:

Seen at Blackbuck Wildlife Sanctuary which is a grassland.

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