Nilgai Animal Pictures
Boselaphus tragocamelus
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Nilgai bull
The nilgai is also known as a blue cow.
Male Nilgai
This Asian animal was brought to Texas ranches in the 1920s and 1930s for game hunting, but some escaped. There is now a feral population of nilgai in Texas.
female nilgai
Male nilgai have horns, but females, like the one pictured here, do not have horns.
mother and baby nilgai
Baby nilgai are called calves.
closeup of a male nilgai
The biggest of the Asian antelopes, the nilgai can be as much as 4.9 feet high at the shoulder, 6.58 feet long and weigh up to 634 pounds.
herd of nilgai
Nilgai are so populous in India that they are often considered pests.
