Pictures and facts about the Blackbuck

Blackbuck

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Species : Antilope cervicapra

 

The Blackbuck is listed as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the blackbuck

About Blackbuck(Antilope cervicapra)The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a small gazelle from the Indian subcontinent, where it once roamed the plains in vast herds.

At feed stations, blackbucks are timid and will stand back while other animals feed.

Blackbuck or Antilope cervicapra is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Near Threatened . (Full text)

Blackbucks are a medium sized antelope that have "corkscrew" horns in a V shape on the head of the males. (Full text)

De Zwarte Bok of Antilope cervicapra is een antilope van de open vlakten van India en Pakistan. (Full text)

The name blackbuck is a reference to the color of mature males. (Full text)

Blackbuck The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is an antelope found in central and north west India. (Full text)

(Antilope cervicapra) Geographic Range Palearctic, Oriental: The blackbuck is found in Pakistan and India. (Full text)

Forage use by blackbuck is low. (Full text)

blackbuck is not a member of any public groups (Full text)

The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is strikingly colored and males carry beautiful spiralled horns. (Full text)

Indian Express: For Delhi farmhouse owners blackbucks are now taboo (Full text)

Male blackbucks are a rich dark brown, becoming darker with age. (Full text)

Blackbuck is an antelope of India that inhabits open grasslands and in the male has long, spiraled horns and a black coat with white under parts. (Full text)

One of the fastest animals in the world, the blackbuck is relatively small in stature. (Full text)

Behavior Blackbucks are gregarious and social animals with herds generally ranging from 5 to 50 animals. (Full text)

Geographic Range Palearctic, Oriental: The blackbuck is found in Pakistan and India (Full text)

The four horned antilop ( Tetracerus quadricornis) , mouse deer ( Tragulus meminna ) ,Nilgai & Blck buck (Antilope cervicapra) is rarely found . (Full text)

Forb use by blackbuck is low. (Full text)

Blackbucks are excellent eating, and their meat is considered a real delicacy. (Full text)

My blackbuck is a 19 inch horn,but their measurements are way tobig,,same on life size coyotes on the LEG DIAMETERS. (Full text)

Conservation Status The blackbuck is considered vulnerable by the IUCN (1996). (Full text)

Blackbucks are found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. (Full text)

(Antilope cervicapra), is one of the three species of antelopes found in Orissa. (Full text)

1. Antilope, genus Antilope -- (blackbucks)
Antilope
genus Antilope
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