Chiltan ibex
| Chiltan ibex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Caprini |
| Genus: | Capra |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. a. chialtanensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Capra aegagrus chialtanensis Lydekker, 1913
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The Chiltan ibex or Chiltan goat (Capra aegagrus chialtanensis) is a wild goat endemic to Chiltan, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]
Description
[edit]Males are reddish-gray in color. Some males have dark brown or black chests, sometimes a dark shoulder stripe (like Bezoar ibex). Females are reddish-gray with a dark brown dorsal stripe and white legs with a dark brown marking below the knees. Horns are similar to Bezoar ibex, they flat in cross and sharply curved at front and form a long, open spiral that is normally a complete turn or a little more, their horns reaches the length of 29 inches (73.7 cm), however, the longest of record measured 40 inches (101.6 cm) (Rowland Ward, 1969).[1]
Behavior
[edit]Chiltan ibexes are social and diurnal. Their rut starts in mid-October and is over by third week of November. Youngs are born from late-March to early-April, with twins occurring frequently.
Distributions & Status
[edit]There four to five populations in early 1970s in Chiltan, Mordar, Koh-i-Maran and Koh-i-Gishk (ranges at south of Quetta). By 1975, the uncontrolled hunting by locals reduced population to 170 in Sulaiman Mountains area, (now Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park). By 1990, the population was increased by 480.[1] The Forest and Wildlife Department Balochistan has made an endeavour and saved the Chiltan ibex which is an endangered subspecies.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Chiltan Wild Goat". scirecordbook.org. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan - Shikar Safaris - Hunting in Turkey, Asia and Europe". shikarsafaris.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Wild Goats and Sheep - Wildlife of Pakistan". wildlifeofpakistan.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Meet the Sheep - Persian Desert Ibex". wildsheepfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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