blackbuck / indian antelope
(Antilope cervicapra)
Found on the plains and open woodland of India., the name blackbuck comes from the adult male whose coat turns a dark black as he becomes dominant; subordinate males maintain a body colour similar to the females. The females remain a light tan colour all year round. Blackbuck can often be seen to ‘pronk’, a movement that combines running with a very high leap in the air, which is thought to be a way of avoiding predators.
Gestation period:
150 – 180 days
Threats to species:
Habitat loss due to farming and hunting.
MEET THE ANIMALS
Blackbuck
(Antilope cervicapra)
Defassa Waterbuck
(Kobius defassa)
Domestic Water Buffalo
(Bubalus bubalis)
Fallow deer
(Dama dama)
Indian Hog Deer
(Axis porcinus)
Malayan Sambar
(Rusa unicolor equinus)
Manchurian Sika Deer
(Cervus nippon hortulorum)
Mouflon
(Ovis aries musimon)
Nilgai / Blue Bull
(Boselaphus tragcamelus)
Père David's Deer / Milu
(Elaphus davidianus)
Red Deer
(Cervus elaphus)
Conservation Today for Wildlife Tomorrow
Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, Watlington Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0RG