Nilgiri Tahr: Endangered Mountain Goat of the Western Ghats #3283602 (License: Personal Use)

This image captures a mature male Nilgiri tahr (Nilgai tahr, *Nilgiritragus hylocrius*) in a relaxed posture, its dense, grizzled-brown coat and prominent dorsal mane contrasting with its dark legs and face. Its tightly curled, ridged horns curve backward elegantly, a hallmark of its species. The animal rests on dry, pebbly soil against a weathered rock wall-typical of zoo or sanctuary enclosures mimicking its native high-altitude grassland habitat.

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