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THE THIBETAN ANTELOPE OR CHIRU. 
Pantholops Hodgsoni . Native names: Chiru Chuhu , Thibetan ; Tsus (male), 
Chus (female). 
Habitat. —Throughout Thibet from 12,000 to 18,000 feet, also found in 
Northern Ladak, and North of Sikhim. 
Description .—Pale fawn above with pinkish or slaty grey hair towards 
the base which varges into white at the root. Face dark brown with a brown 
or black streak down the front of each leg in males; no black marks on females. 
Fur very thick and close with a strong pnshm. A very shy animal, the se^es 
living apart in summer. It keeps to the plains and open valleys, affects the 
neighbourhood of streams, and digs holes deep enough to conceal itself. 
Period of gestation.-Six months, a single young being produced in summer. 
Measurements —Height at shoulder 32 inches ; length from nose to rump 
50 inches, tail 9 inches, ear 5J inches ; girth of body 39 inches. ( Hodgson ) 
Average horns 24 inches. 
Becord Heads. —In recent years no head of over 27 inches has been 
recorded, but Brian Hodgson when he originally described the Chiru gave 
the horn measurement as 30 inches. Col. A. E. Ward, in his Sportsman's 
Guide , gives 26 inches as the length of a pair of horns got by him in Ladak. 
