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Indian gazelle (Chinkara)

Gazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831)

Description:

Agricultural field... The chinkara (commonly known as the Indian gazelle) is a species of gazelle normally found in southern Asia.

Habitat:

The chinkara lives in arid plains and hills, deserts,dry scrub and light forest in India, Pakistan and Iran. Occurrence and status In Afghanistan are unclear. Most of its range lies in India. In Iran it occurs patchily as far as Kavir NP near Tehran. It is known to range up to 1500 m in Pakistan.

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Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Jul 8, 2013
Submitted on Jul 8, 2013

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