Blackbuck is a graceful antelope that lives in India and Pakistan. The doe (female) and young male are fawn-colored (light yellowish-brown). Their bellies and the inner sides of their legs are white. As the male gets older, his fawn color turns to glossy black, except for white patches on the chin and around the eyes and a fawn patch on the back of the neck. The male stands about 32 inches (81 centimeters) high at the shoulder. The buck’s spiral-shaped horns grow 18 to 28 inches (46 to 71 centimeters) long and are ringed almost to the tips. Blackbucks live in groups in semidesert to open woodland regions. They feed on grass and woody plants, and sometimes damage crops. They are fast runners.
