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Nilgiri Tahr

The Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius, former name is Hemitragus hylocrius) is an endangered mountain ungulate endemic to the southern part of the Western Ghats. The species is found in a roughly 400 km stretch in the Western Ghats which falls in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The local distribution of the species is attributed to the animal’s preference for the habitat with grasslands with steep rocky cliff shelters.

 

The Eravikulam National Park has the highest density and largest surviving population of Nilgiri tahr.

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Uploaded on March 9, 2017
Taken on January 17, 2017