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Nilgiri Tahr

Nilgiritragus hylocrius

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

stocky goat, coarse short fir

Habitat:

montane grasslands surround by rainforest

Notes:

spotted this on the road in Eravikulam national park. I went to the park to see the nilgiri tahr and saw them on the road within the first hour. they were surprisingly tame too. this park is the best place in India to see them

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PublishedApril 17, 2011

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