The chinkara, Gazella bennettii, also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Chinkara are swift and agile and keep nocturnal and crepuscular habits, with most feeding at dawn and dusk. The population in Pakistan is highly scattered and has been severely reduced by hunting, and the animal is threatened by extensive hunting for meat and trophies in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Other threats include habitat loss from agricultural and industrial expansion, and the overall population has declined over time. It is found in desert country including the Thar Desert.
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The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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The chinkara is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.
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The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Behaviour and ecology
They are browsers and consume leaves and grasses, typically being observed alone or in small groups or pairings, such as mother and offspring.
Behaviour and ecology, activity pattern
Chinkara are swift and agile and maintain nocturnal and crepuscular habits, with most feeding occurring during the evening.
Threats, population trend
However, the population has declined since then.
Distribution and habitat
The population in Pakistan is highly scattered, and has been severely reduced by hunting, as is the case in Iran; in Afghanistan, chinkara are very rare and likely only seldomly seen in the southern parts of the country.
Threats, threats
Other threats include habitat loss due to agricultural and industrial expansion.
Threats, relationship to people
The chinkara is threatened by extensive hunting for meat and trophies in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
Taxonomy
The following six subspecies are considered valid:
Deccan chinkara (G. b. bennettii) (Sykes 1831), ranges from South India, from the Ganges Valley (east to the borders of West Bengal)
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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