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| Nilgiri Tahr |
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Like any Mountain goats, Nilgiri Tahrs are quick, sure-footed and sharp-sighted. Its scientific name is Hemitragus hylocrius. Towering cliffs and crags that would be considered inaccessible to most other animals are their natural habitat. Being saved from the brink of extinction, they are now found in fairly large numbers and are relatively tame in parts of South India. © Mallikarjuna.D.G. Male Nilgiri Tahr Distribution: From the Nilgiris to the Annamalais and southwards along the Western Ghats at elevations of 4000 feet to 6000 feet. Both males and females have short and wrinkled horns, with a rounded outer surface. Bucks turn a deep black-brown as they age and develop a distinctive, whitish saddle patch on their loins. They live in flocks of 6 or more and sometimes merge into larger herds. © Mallikarjuna.D.G. Female Nilgiri Tahr Breeding season is August-September. Most kids are born at the start of the hot season. A doe normally gives birth to a single kid, though two are not unusual.
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