What is a nilgal'?

1. What kind of animal is nilgai?
2. What do we call nilgai in English?
3. Why is it called nilgai?
4. Can you sell nilgai meat?
5. What is special about nilgai?
6. Is the nilgai a cow or a bull?
7. Why are there Nilgai in Texas?
8. Do female Nilgai have horns?
9. Can Nilgai be domesticated?
10. Do nilgai jump fences?
11. Where do nilgai live in Texas?
12. Can nilgai see color?
13. What does nilgai taste like?
14. Does antelope meat taste good?

What kind of animal is nilgai?

The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), sometimes called nilgau, is an antelope, and is one of the most commonly seen wild animals of central and northern India and eastern Pakistan; it is also present in parts of southern Nepal. The mature males appear ox-like and are also known as blue bulls.

What do we call nilgai in English?

/nīlagāya/ nf. nilgai countable noun. A nilgai is a large Indian antelope.

Why is it called nilgai?

Nilgai are the largest Asian antelope. There is debate as to the origin of the name "nilgai." Literally translated, it means blue cow. Some feel this indicates the reverence in which the Tharu residents held the animal.

Can you sell nilgai meat?

Our best selling game meat is South Texas Antelope. These animals are officially named the "nilgai" antelope and originate in India and Nepal. The meat has a mild flavor with a good texture, much like veal. ...

What is special about nilgai?

A sturdy thin-legged antelope, the nilgai is characterised by a sloping back, a deep neck with a white patch on the throat, a short mane of hair behind and along the back ending behind the shoulder, and around two white spots each on its face, ears, cheeks, lips and chin.

Is the nilgai a cow or a bull?

Nilgai is the Hindustani word for “blue cow,” which describes the blue-gray of adult bulls. (Cows are orange-brown.)

Why are there Nilgai in Texas?

Nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas) were apparently brought to the United States from India as zoo animals before the mid-1920s and were released in South Texas about 1930. ... Nilgai probably evolved in open, dry Indian forests during the Tertiary geological period.

Do female Nilgai have horns?

Females usually do not grow horns but may occasionally. Nilgai stand 119–150 cm at the shoulder, with prominent withers giving them a backline that slopes to the rump. In bulls, powerful shoulders and a thick neck tend to accentuate this sloping profile.

Can Nilgai be domesticated?

Domestication of Nilgai may prove as an outstanding diet (veal and juveniles) for human and domesticated carnivores it may be the most important achievements that man-made in his cultural history. ... Nilgai may prove a higher status than other domestic animals when it comes to success in domestication.

Do nilgai jump fences?

Nilgai are hard on fences and can cause considerable damage, so hunters interested in nilgai are welcomed in the area. While adult nilgai can jump 4½ foot fences without a second thought, they usually prefer to dig underneath and crawl through the gaps.

Where do nilgai live in Texas?

Nilgai are large antelopes with males weighing in excess of 600 pounds. They are native to Pakistan and India and were imported to South Texas in the 1930's. They now readily reproduce and have established free-ranging populations in Kleberg, Kennedy, Brooks, Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron Counties.

Can nilgai see color?

Color vision has been demonstrated in a pygmy goat, a red deer cow, and a Nilgai antelope Bockhaus, 1959a).

What does nilgai taste like?

Fossil Farms sources truly wild Nilgai Antelope from the abundant ranchland and hill country of South Texas. These animals forage on native grasses, seeds, and fruit, giving the meat a mild venison-like flavor.

Does antelope meat taste good?

Mild-tasting and finely grained, antelope meat is similar to venison. Antelope has one-third the calories of beef. Buffalo (Bison) is similar taste to beef, but rather coarsely tex- tured and sweet.