VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

FOUR HORNED ANTELOPE

• Four horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) are also called as Chowsingha, seen in south of Himalayas in both the wooded and hilly areas.
• These animals have two pairs of horns and are exclusively seen in India. The front pair of horns is shorter and often, the first pair is no more than a horny covered stud or a mere knob as if a bony projection covered with the skin.
• Another well developed feature is the presence of a pair of well developed glands between the false hooves of the hind limbs.