BLACK BUCK (ANTELOPE CERVICAPRA)

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Artiodactyla Family : Bovidae Genus : Antelope Species : cervicapra COMMON NAME: BLACK BUCK SCIENTIFIC NAME: ANTELOPE CERVICAPRA IMPORTANT FACTS Coat color       Faddish black, knees are white in color Shoulder height 60 - 85 cms.  Body length:   75 - 125cms. Weight 40  kg. Life span 10 – 15 years Adulthood 2 – 2.5 years Gestation period 160 days Litter size 1

HABITAT   RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO They like to live in open grassland, dry thorn and scrubland. They like to be in herds about 20 to 30 individuals. A herd generally inhabits around 200 to 300 acres of land. A dominant male marks the territory by shifting and pawing the ground and urinating and defecating at established piles. RANGE   DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO Originally spread over large tracts of India (except in North East India). Today the Black Buck population is confined to areas in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat with a few small pockets in Central India. DIET IN WILD   DIET IN ZOO (a) Grasses (b) Green leaves  (c) Buds of flowers and Fruits