Indian antelope

"The highest speed ever measured in Indian antelope is 80 kilometers per hour."

Indische antilope

  • Antilope cervicapra

    Scientific name

  • Pakistan en India

    Habitat

  • grassen

    Food

  • 18 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 32 tot 43 kilo

    Weight

  • gemiddeld 78 cm

    Shoulder height

  • 1

    Number of youngsters

  • 5 tot 6 maanden

    Wear time

  • Veilig

    IUCN Status

  • Nee

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 60

    cm long can be the horns of an antelope

  • 18

    years, that's how old an Indian antelope gets

  • 4

    twists are in the horn of an antelope

Raise the alarm

With all of them together, they are safer. The animal that sees danger first warns the rest by jumping in the air and running away. Immediately followed by the group members.

Playing hide and seek

Males can be recognized by their color. They are much darker on the back than females. But what stands out most are the large horns. These can be up to 60 cm long and grow spirally in 4 turns.

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