Four-horned Antelope

The four-horned antelope, or chousingha, is a small, slender bovid with thin legs, a short tail and a yellowish-tan, sometimes reddish coat. Its four horns are unique among antelopes: a longer pair of straight, spike-like horns sits between the ears, and a shorter pair, often only fur-covered studs, sits on the forehead. The rear horns measure 8 to 12cm (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is native to central, South and western India, with a smaller population in Nepal, where it is far scarcer than in India. It is active mainly by day and usually solitary, though loose groups of three to five sometimes form. Gestation lasts about eight months and one or two calves are born, which stay with the mother for about a year. Little is known of its breeding. Nationally Data Deficient (Nepal National Red List 2011).