shyam anybody online?

jayant hi shyam

shyam cool atleast u came

shyam i am from bhubaneswar XIMB

shyam shall we start

jayant do you know that India is the only country to have Deer & Antelope

            together

shyam really

jayant sambar, cheetal, musk deer, barking deer are deers

shyam spotted deer, spotted mouse deer, swamp deer

jayant while neelgai, blackbuck, chinkara are antelopes

jayant the swamp deers are endemic to India

shyam and u know sambar is found in india , ceylon, south east asia and

      its distribution is almost throughtout india and its population trends

      have been stable

shyam and neelgai is the largest antelope

jayant yes i guess its thanks to Project Tiger

shyam yes

jayant in some northwestern parts of india neelgai is considered as pest

shyam infact swamp deer is endemic to central india and current regional

      distribution is in madhyaopradesh and parts of orissa

jayant black buck is another endimic species

jayant very true, there are two subspecies

shyam yes

jayant one is the hard footed while other is the soft footed

jayant Kanaha & dudhwa harbours a healthy population of the Barasingha

shyam black buck they r distrubuted in india pakisthan and nepal in india

      they are seen in peninsula It is the state animal of andhra pradesh and

      their major threat is hunting and loss of habitat

jayant i guess not as they are grass land antelopes

shyam hey jayant u would definetely like to know this interesting deer

      that is spotted mouse deer or the indian chevrotain this is very small and

      ht is only upto 25-30cms weight to 3kgs it is distributed in india

      srilanka and nepal in india found in peninsular region

jayant the Bishnoi tribes of rajasthan are responsible for conservation of

      black bucks in Rajasthan

shyam yeah

jayant tell me

shyam they are very tiny creatures with very slender limbs and high hind

      quarters. because of their small size , shy habits and very protective

      colouring they easily escape obsevation

 jayant yes

 jayant are they different form mouse deers?

 shyam their coat is olive brown minutely speckled with yellow the flanks

      are marked with rows of buffs or white spots which elongate and pass into

      longitudinal bands

shyam yes

shyam oops they are similar

jayant yes then I have seen one at Bhimakshankar

shyam one interesting thing is their ability to climb up the inside of

      hollow standing tree when chased by dogs etc

 jayant in local lingo they are called pisori

 shyam oh

 shyam nice to know

 jayant the exact status of this deer is not known because of its elusive

      habits

shyam well u must be knowing abt musk deer (kasturi mrig)

jayant the male has the musk glands

shyam yeah

shyam and the chowsingha that is the four-horned antelope it lives in

      hilly areas and also in open jungles near water

shyam this is found in india and nepal it is found throught out india

      except northeast

jayant its a very cute antelope

shyam and jayant i think we should not forget the cinkara -indian gazelle

shyam can i know where u r frm

jayant we can remain in touch by mail my address is j_deshpande@yahoo.com

jayant Pune

shyam well do mail me if u find some free time

jayant sure

shyam bugatashyam@sify.com

jayant ok bye for now

jayant see you on the chat on 18 december 2003

shyam i think we missed one imp thing --Deer and Antelope are

      often confused, but they are two quite distinct groups of animals. Deer

      have solid, branched antlers which are made of bone, have a blood supply

      and are grown and shed each year. Antelope on the other hand carry horns

      which are not shed, but grow a bit every year leaving ring marks on the

      horn. They are hollow and are made of modified skin, rather like nails and

      claws. Both deer and antelope are found in India