Sunday, July 20, 2008

Visit to Rajasthan Desert

I visited rajasthan desert(Thar) for three days last week. I was lucky to spot Wild asses (Equus hemionus), blue bulls (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and black bucks (Antilope cervicapra) in good numbers. I have posted some of the pictures on www.flickr.com/photos/somesh-goyal
Sighting of wild asses in Rajasthan was surprising because hitherto no one had provided any record of wild asses in Thar desert in Rajasthan. If there is any info regarding this animal, please share. Blue bulls were seen in good numbers too. Neelgai is the largest Antelope of Asia though most Indians consider it sacred for being a gai or a cow. In the Aurangzeb's rule neelgai was called neelghor or the blue horse!

Please enjoy!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very nice and valuable information.