Common name : Jebeer gazelle, Indian gazelle
Scientific name : Gazella bennettii
Family : Bovidae
Native to : India, Pakistan and Iran
Interesting fact : They can stay without water for months, surviving only on dew drops and plant fluids
Conservation status : Endangered
The Indian gazelle is closely related to the blue bull or nilgai; it is the smallest Asiatic antelope, weighing a mere 25 kg and rising to a height of 65 cm, approximately 25 inches. Loss of forests and encroachment by humans through urbanization and political strife has had a detrimental effect on the chinkara’s population.
