Four-horned Antelope
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| Tetracerus quadricornis Blainville, 1816 |
The Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) is a bovine even-toed ungulate. It is also called by its Hindi name Chousingha. It is different from other bovines because it has four horns instead of two.
[change] Appearance
Four-horned Antelopes are about 0.60 meters high, and they weigh about 20 kilograms. They have a light yellowish-brown fur with a white underside. They have a black stripe down their forelegs. Males have four horns. The back horns are about 10 centimeters long, and the front horns are up to 4 centimeters long.
[change] Habitat and life
Four-horned Antelopes live in India and Nepal. They live in forests. Four-horned Antelopes live alone. They eat grass.
[change] Four-horned Antelopes and humans
Four-horned Antelopes are hunted by trophy-hunters because of their four horns, but they are also hunted for their meat. Because of the hunting and also because of habitat loss, there are now less than 10,000 Four-horned Antelopes.
