Goa (antelope)

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Goa (Tibetan Gazelle)
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Antilopinae Genus: Procapra Species: P. picticaudata
Binomial name
Procapra picticaudata Hodgson, 1846

The Goa (Procapra picticaudata), also known as the Tibetan Gazelle, is a species of antelope which inhabits the Himalayan region. A typical goa stands about two feet (600 mm) tall at the shoulder and weighs around 50 pounds (23 kg). Males have long, tapering, ringed horns, reaching lengths of up to 14 inches (35 cm). Females have no horns; neither have distinct facial markings. They are gray in color, with a white underbelly. Mating season is in December, with young born the following May.

[edit] References

• Mallon (2003). Procapra picticaudata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern