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Boselaphus tragocamelus
Largest Indian antelope; Asia's too. This one is a female because its colour is yellowish-brown. Looks like it is wearing black and white anklets. The skin colour of the adult male is distinctly blue which gives the the name Nilgai (Neel = Blue and Gai = cows).
This one was standing unconcerned smack in the middle of a market and inches from vehicles whizzing past.
This species often ventures onto the highway and meets with fatal accidents...even we had a close encounter with one but were lucky to have spotted it early. In the dusk the colour of the male's coat makes it difficult to spot. We saw a dead female on the road...obviously hit by traffic...made us so sad.
Spotted on Dec 16, 2014
Submitted on Dec 29, 2014
2 Comments
:)
She's waiting for an Idea. :)