{"id":299362,"date":"2024-06-12T18:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=299362"},"modified":"2024-06-12T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:05:10","slug":"four-horned-antelope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/four-horned-antelope\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-horned Antelope"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source\u2013 This post on\u00a0 Four-horned antelope<\/strong> is based on the article “MP: Rare 4-Horned Antelope Sighted In Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve”<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0published in \u201cThe Free Press Journal\u201d<\/strong> on 11th April 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

A rare four-horned antelope has been sighted for the first time in the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve.<\/p>\n

About four-horned antelope<\/h2>\n
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Source: The Free Press Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspects<\/td>\nDescription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\n1. The four-horned antelope, also known as Chousingha, is a small bovid antelope.
\n2. Its scientific name is Tetracerus quadricornis.
\n3. These antelopes are the smallest found in Asia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Characteristic features<\/td>\n1. The four-horned antelope has a yellowish-brown to reddish coat, a slender build, small legs, and a short tail.
\n2. One of their unique features is the presence of four horns. Only males grow horns, with one pair located between the ears and another on the forehead.
\n3. These antelopes are typically diurnal and solitary, although they can sometimes be seen in loose groups of three to four.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/td>\nThe four-horned antelope is endemic to India and Nepal.
\nIn India, their range extends from the foothills of the Himalayas in the north to the Deccan Plateau in the south.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat<\/td>\nThey predominantly inhabit open, dry, deciduous forests in hilly terrain.
\nThey prefer areas with significant grass cover or heavy undergrowth and are usually found close to water bodies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conservation Status<\/td>\nIUCN Red List:<\/strong>\u00a0 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\n1. Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is spread across Sagar, Damoh, and Narsinghpur districts in Madhya Pradesh.
\n2. It is the seventh tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
\n3. The reserve will encompass areas within the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary and Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Characteristic Features<\/td>\n1. The Singorgarh Fort is located within the reserve.
\n2. The reserve will include areas within the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary and Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary.
\n3. A green corridor will be developed to connect Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) with Durgavati facilitating the natural movement of tigers to the new reserve.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rivers<\/td>\nParts of the reserve fall under the Narmada and Yamuna River basins.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetation<\/td>\nThe vegetation in the reserve is of the dry deciduous type.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flora<\/td>\nThe chief floral elements include Teak, Saja, Dhaora, Ber, Amla, and others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fauna<\/td>\nThe reserve is home to a variety of animals, including tigers, leopards, wolves, jackals, Indian foxes, striped hyenas, Nilgai, Chinkara, Chital, Sambhar, Black Buck, Barking deer, Common Langur, and Rhesus Macaque.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Source\u2013 This post on\u00a0 Four-horned antelope is based on the article “MP: Rare 4-Horned Antelope Sighted In Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve” \u00a0published in \u201cThe Free Press Journal\u201d on 11th April 2024. Why in the News? A rare four-horned antelope has been sighted for the first time in the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve. About four-horned antelope… Continue reading Four-horned Antelope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-299362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}