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Body size of the Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus):

Continuing with the series of size comparisons of the great mammals of India, here is the comparative image of the nilgai, the largest antelope in India:

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About the measurements, it is the same story than the Sambar and the chital, so it will be futile to repeat the same. Like the chital, the most studied population is from an introduced one in the south of Texas, just that, in this occasion, it seems that those natives from India are somewhat larger than those of USA. Take in count that the population of chital in Hawaii and that of the nilgai in Texas, are completely wild, and don't came from farms.

I have at hand a little portion of the original document of Scheffield et al. (2004), however there is a table in the book (Table 1-1) which I was unable to see, so it is possible that the range would be present there. It is sad that just one weight is known from India (reported by Brander), but like in all the great ungulates, it seems that the size of the horns or antlers was the main goal of the hunters and naturalists at the 19-20 century. This is even a bigger problem with the nilgai, as its horns are very small, in comparison with its body.

Well, @Shardul, here is the image that you wanted.

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