My good naturalist friend Bhanu was at Taal Chappar, Rajasthan recently, and as I plan to go there in January, I have been following her closely!
These pictures below were just so magical, that I had to share them here, so I can revisit them whenever I want to. It looked like a scene from some fantasy movie with a pair of mythical creatures, and if I blinked they would be gone.
These are the beautiful blackbucks that the Bishnoi protect and why not.
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| These were larger and with more widespread horns than the ones I had seen at GNP, and Bhanu informed me that the two were different subspecies. |
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| North-western Blackbuck - subspecies (Antilope cervicapra rajputanae) found in northern India, from Rajasthan upto Punjab. |
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| South-eastern Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra cervicapra). |
I look forward to seeing these beautiful creatures on the lovely grasslands of Tal Chappar. Thank you Bhanu!
