STATUS
IUCN : VU
CAMP : LRnt
CITES : Appendices III
Schedule : I ( part I )
Activity : Crepuscular
Social Group : Solitary or in pairs
Population : 700 in Gir + 300 in other areas
👉Local name : Chowsinga, Ghuntadu, Ghutar
👉Physical measurements & life cycle :👇
Length : 95 cm
Weight : 15 - 20 kg
Height : 60 cm
( horns : front - 3 cm, back - 10 cm)
Gestation : 3.5 months
Litter size : 1 - 2
Life span : January - May
Maturity : 20 - 22 months
👉Description : This is the only antelope in Gujarat (and India) with two pairs of horns. It is reddish brown from above and white below. Its horns are not ringed. A pair of glands exists in hind-legs. The female is similar to the male but do not have horns and is slightly shorter.
👉Distribution : It occurs in South Gujarat, Gir and Girnar forests in Saurashtra, as also in Sabarkantha, Panchmahals and Vadodara districts.
👉Habitat : It is found in open to dense forests in hilly and undulating country.
👉Behaviour : Crepuscular. It is seen usually solitarily or in pairs. It prefers areas not far from a waterhole. Usually, comes out in open areas for feeding, but does not wander too far from the edge of the forests. This is quite a shy animal that defecates at one place.
👉Signs of presence : Small "Aakhali" (a place for defecating)
Population : Year 1990 1995 2001 2005
Nos. 427 441 1,952 700 in Gir
(300 in other areas)
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