New York animal park owner trampled to death by antelope
Source: Associated Press, via Fox News
New York animal park owner trampled to death by antelope
Published July 19, 2016 · Associated Press
VARYSBURG, N.Y. – The owner of an exotic-animal park in New York has been trampled to death by an antelope that got out of its pen.
The Wyoming County sheriff's office says 81-year-old Hans Boxler Sr. was feeding animals Monday when he was trampled by a nilgai antelope. Relatives found the animal near its pen with the door open.
The nilgai antelope is native to India and is the largest Asian antelope.
Boxler's 60-acre Hidden Valley Animal Adventure in Varysburg offers daily safari tours to view animals such as camels, zebras and wildebeest. ... A family statement says the death was a shock because Boxler understood the nature of his animals and followed a daily routine.
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The nilgai or blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus) (pronounced /ˈnil-ˌgī/) (literally meaning "blue cow"
is the largest Asian antelope and is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. The sole member of the genus Boselaphus, the species was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. The nilgai stands 1–1.5 metres (3.3–4.9 ft) at the shoulder; males weigh 109–288 kilograms (240–635 lb), and the lighter females 100–213 kilograms (220–470 lb).
Nilgauantilope (Boselaphus tragocamelus), Tierpark Hellabrunn, München
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