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Chinkara
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Scientific Name
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Gazella gazella
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Order
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Artiodactyla
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Family
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Bovidae
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Distribution
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Gilgit, Hunza, Kalabagh, Kohat distt:,Kirther and margalla
hills, Kala Chitta hills potwar region
of Rawalpindi, once plentiful but now exterminated from D.I.Khan and Thal
desert, also exterminated from Mardan and Peshawar, still found in Sibi,
Zhob, Lasbela, Kirther range.
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Habitat
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It is very adaptable animal, it seems to be
able to exist in extensive sand areas down
to sea level as well as dunes in stony plateaus and low hilly regions upto 5000 feet
elevation.
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Feed
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Browses green twigs, bushes, forbes, grasses,
succulent stems, crop of ripe seeds (brassica)
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Breeding Season
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End of the monsoon to early Oct. and again
from March to April.
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Litter Size
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2 Fawn
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Gestation period
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5-51/5½ months
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Age at Maturity
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2 years for female, 2 ½ years for male
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Life Span
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14 years
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Status
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Endangered
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World Best and Unique Wildlife.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Chinkara
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