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New Delhi Zoo '08- Four-horned Antelope or Chousingha (Tetracerus quadricor

It's hard to see that anyone will have them outside India again. They are not particularly rare and visually unspectactacular, and India's wildlife export rules are tight.

I don't know why, but I feel a sense of loss.
 
I don't know why, but I feel a sense of loss.

I feel the same. I really enjoyed seeing the animals at Howletts although it's hard to explain why. They are not spectacular, but they are elegant and interesting. In the end there is nothing else quite like this species.

Alan
 
It's hard to see that anyone will have them outside India again. They are not particularly rare and visually unspectactacular, and India's wildlife export rules are tight.

I don't know why, but I feel a sense of loss.

I know I'm not the average zoo-goer, but I feel like the name "four-horned antelope" along with a male displaying all 4 horns would be visually interesting at least, even if not spectacular.
 
So I did more reasearch and have found out the the Dehli Zoo still has Chousingha as does the Chennai Zoo, Calcutta Zoo also had a large group of this species
 
It's hard to see that anyone will have them outside India again. They are not particularly rare and visually unspectactacular, and India's wildlife export rules are tight.

I don't know why, but I feel a sense of loss.

The export rules have only been tight since the 1970s because in the 1960s you could import practically any animals from practically any continent you want, and Ian I feel a sense of loss too !!!, Four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) are my favorite Boselaphini antelopes
 

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