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BLACK BUCK (Antilope cervicapra)

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 20 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BLACK See also:BUCK (Antilope cervicapra) , the See also:Indian See also:Antelope, the See also:sole See also:species of its genus. This antelope, widely distributed in See also:India, with the exception of See also:Ceylon and the region See also:east of the See also:Bay of See also:Bengal, stands about 32 in. high at the See also:shoulder; the See also:general See also:hue is See also:brown deepening with See also:age to black; See also:chest, belly and inner sides of limbs pure See also:white, as are the muzzle and See also:chin, and an See also:area See also:round the eyes. The horns are See also:long, ringed, and See also:form spirals with from three to five turns. The doe is smaller in See also:size, yellowish-fawn above, and this hue obtains also in See also:young See also:males. These antelopes frequent grassy districts and are usually found in herds. See also:Coursing black-buck with the See also:cheeta (q.v.) is a favourite Indian See also:sport.

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