{"id":374193,"date":"2026-10-21T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374193"},"modified":"2026-10-21T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:40:21","slug":"blackbuck-antilope-cervicapra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blackbuck-antilope-cervicapra\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:\u00a0<\/strong> A recent report highlighted the blackbuck&#8217;s dependence on grassland habitats and its importance as an indicator of grassland conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374197\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blackbuck\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)<\/strong> is a <strong>medium-sized antelope.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>sole living member <\/strong>of its genus <strong>Antilope.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognition:<\/strong> The blackbuck is the state <strong>animal of Punjab, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It mainly lives in <strong>open grasslands, dry scrub areas and thinly forested areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> It is mainly found in<strong> India and Nepal.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>extinct in the wild <\/strong>in<strong> Pakistan and Bangladesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Physical Appearance:<\/strong> <strong>Males <\/strong>have<strong> dark coats and long, spiralling horns<\/strong>, while <strong>females<\/strong> have <strong>lighter coats and usually lack horns.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Speed and Vision:<\/strong> It has <strong>excellent eyesight and can run very fast <\/strong>to escape predators.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Behaviour:<\/strong> It <strong>lives in herds<\/strong>, usually consisting of 5 to 50 individuals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breeding Behaviour:<\/strong> During the mating season, <strong>males<\/strong> establish <strong>display territories called leks to attract females.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grassland Indicator:<\/strong> It is a <strong>key indicator of the importance of grasslands<\/strong> for supporting grassland species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats:<\/strong> <strong>Habitat loss due to agriculture, infrastructure projects and invasive plants is a major threat.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Feral dogs<\/strong> also kill blackbucks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN status : Least Concern. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0 A recent report highlighted the blackbuck&#8217;s dependence on grassland habitats and its importance as an indicator of grassland conservation. About Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a medium-sized antelope. It is the sole living member of its genus Antilope. Recognition: The blackbuck is the state animal of Punjab, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blackbuck-antilope-cervicapra\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-374193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","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\/374193","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\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}