Antelope
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ANTELOPE, a zoological name which, so far as can be determined, appears to trace its origin, through the Latin, to Pantholops, the old Coptic, and Antholops, the late Greek name of the fabled unicorn.
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7. Antelopes and gazelles
do not overgraze the grasslands like cattle
eat different grasses & plants depending on the individual specie of animal
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Antelope
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats.
Antelopes are a group of herbivorous African and Asian animals of the family Bovidae, distinguished by a pair of hollow horns on their heads.
Antelopes are hoofed animals with hollow horns. They live on grasslands, brush lands, and forests in Africa and parts of Asia (no true antelope is native to the Americas).
Antelope Name applied it to a large group of hoofed ruminant mammals of the order Artiodiactyla . The true antelopes are confined to Africa and Asia .
Antelopes come in a variety of shapes and sizes and colours. Some are very small, such as the dik-dik or the royal antelope in Africa, which is about 25 cm high at the shoulder.
cow-antelope
the second name of the cow-antelope, Hartebeest, comes from the Boers and what referred to the uncommon endurance of the cow-antelopes when running me...
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Antelope cervacapra
Male Black Buck Antelope have black fur on their upper parts and white fur on their chest, belly, the inner sides of their legs, and on their muzzle and chin.
Antelopes
The name 'antelope' is given to a large group of hoofed animals with hollow horns. Antelopes are herbivores, eating different plants so those living in the same habitats do not compete with each other for food. They are ruminants.
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Saw a nice herd of Pronghorn while visiting Yellowstone for the first time.
Pronghorn
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Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
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Saiga Antelope
The saiga antelope is a major player in one of the most spectacular animal migrations. It faces an uncertain future due to hunting and loss of habitat.
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Tibetan Antelope
Tibetan Antelope PhotoOnly the male Tibetan antelopes have the long, straight horns that measure up to two feet; females have no horns.
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Eland antelope - Tragelaphus oryx.
Elands (Taurotragus oryx) belong to the Bovidae family, a group of even-toed ungulates that also includes cattle, sheep, goats, and antelopes.
Antelope ground squirrels are one of the few mammals that may remain active during the hottest parts of west Texas summer days.
This antelope has recently become very rare, with current censuses reporting fewer than 400 individuals. Only one hirola exists in captivity: an aging female at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.
Roan antelope
Taxonomy Hippotragus equinus [Desmarest, 1804]. Citation: Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. Paris, p. 24. Type locality: N South Africa, Lataku (= Takoon)
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Roan antelope are brave animals. If threatened by a predator, including lions, they will confront it, using their scimitar-shaped horns. Many of these big cats have died during such fights.
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Sable Antelope
Mammal. Like others of their kind, sable antelope have a social structure based on territory, age, and strength. The strongest adult males, called “bulls,' set up territories in good grazing areas.
Texas Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres)
No photo of the Texas Antelope Squirrel available.
Sable antelopes were much sought by hunters. Ernest Hemingway, who used to hunt sable antelopes, gives an interesting account of their habits in The Green Hills of Africa. Lions are about the only predators strong enough to bring down a healthy sable.
Sable antelope adapt well to confined, manipulated, intensive production systems.
Harris's Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus harrisii
The Harris's Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii) is a resident ground squirrel of the American Southwest, occurring in much of Arizona and small areas of New Mexico, California, ...
Harris's Antelope Ground Squirrel, Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona
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Harris's Antelope Ground Squirrel, Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona ...
Pronghorn antelope can be found in Yellowstone National Park, WY; Grand Teton National Park, WY; Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ; Wind Cave National Park, SD; Petrified Forest National Park, AZ; Great Basin National Park, NV.
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Pronghorn antelope
Pronghorns are North American mammals similar in appearance and behaviour to Africa's antelopes. Pronghorns are built for speed and endurance and are the fastest known land mammal in America.
*** "Almost from my feet away to the north and east, as far as the eye could reach, were thousands upon thousands of doe antelope with their young...
Antelope Jackrabbit
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
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Antelopes, Bison, Cattle, Goats, Sheep - Family Bovidae
Bison Bison bison. Extirpated. Plains subspecies (B. b. bison) once occupied mixed habitats associated with open grasslands and adjacent woodlands.
Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger)
This stunning antelope rivals even the greater kudus as the most handsome of all antelope, with its powerful, robust build, vertical mane... More 30 Images 5 Videos ...
Sable antelope
Class: Mammalia
Status: IUCN: Least Concern; CITES: Appendix I
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Sable Antelope
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Both males and females have horns which curve backwards. The colour is dark brown which becomes darker with age. The belly and backside of the buttocks below the tail are white.
ANTELOPE
Antelopes have beautiful horns.
BACTRIAN CAMEL
A two-humped camel from deserts and steppes of Asia.
Antelopes, gazelles, warthogs, smaller carnivores, and occasionally Cape buffalo, giraffe, and young elephants
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98-105 days; on average 2-4 cubs born ...
Antelopes feed and rest periodically throughout the day and night. Their diet consists entirely of vegetation, mostly shrubs and grasses.
Antelope
Where did this animal live?
Western North America, Central and South America ...
The antelopes, deer, and various other hoofed animals like camels, giraffes, pigs, and horses include some of the rarest and most endangered animals on earth.
The Antelope Yards are home to our bactrian camels. Adopt a camel.
Baby Camel
A male Bactrian camel was born at the Zoo on March 11, 2010 weighing 98 pounds. Eli, the calf of Elvis and Minnie, can be seen at Red Rocks.
Roan Antelope (H. equinus) Â- Sable Antelope (H. niger)
Oryx
East African Oryx (O. beisa) Â- Scimitar Oryx (O. dammah) Â- Gemsbok (O. gazella) Â- Arabian Oryx (O. leucoryx) ...
Sable Antelope - Hippotragus niger
Sable are the most striking of all the African antelope and one of the top trophies in any hunter's mind. Their magnificent horns, contrasting colours and relative scarcity make them highly desirable.
Saiga Antelope
Common Name: Mongolian Saiga
Genus: Saiga
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Nilgai antelope are among the largest of the asian antelopes. They stand about 120-150cm at the shoulder and have a body length of 180-200cm. They have a short coat which is yellow-brown in females and turns blue-grey in adult males.
Red Fox on Antelope Flats
A fox hunts on snow-covered Antelope Flats of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming with the Teton M...
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Family: Antelope
Size: 28 to 36 inches tall; weight: 100 to 135 pounds
Diet: Grazers and browsers, Impalas eat tender young grass shoots in the wet season and herbs and shrubs at other times. During the dry season they drink daily.
This desert antelope's horns grow to be several feet long. Extinct in the wild, zoo populations of this species are thriving because of cooperation between North American and European zoos.
Diet: Zebra, antelope and carrion.
The Family Hyaenidae consists of three 'true' hyaenas and one closely related species known as the aardwolf (earth wolf).
These small, antelope-like goats are sure-footed rock climbers. Gorals vary in color from grayish brown to charcoal gray with white throat patches or 'bibs.
This graceful antelope is known for its long, spiral horns, which males use to challenge each other in tests of strength. Older impala males stake out mating territories and herd groups of females that they jealously guard against any rivals.
Present Diet: Antelope, birds, rabbits, and porcupines
Habitat: Grasslands and savannas of Africa and eastward to India
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A gazelle is an antelope of the genus Gazella, although the three members of the genus Procapra also widely are referred to as gazelles.
There is no other antelope like the wildebeest. It looks like it was assembled from spare parts - the forequarters could have come from and ox, the hindquarters from an antelope and the mane and tail from a horse.
We discovered that antelope in African national parks are indeed about as plentiful as you would expect from watching television. In Queen Elizabeth National Park, kob like these were the most easily seen mammals.
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Idaho: big sagebrush [97], big sagebrush/crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) [67], Russian-thistle (Salsola kali), crested wheatgrass, and fenceline [48] Nevada: pinyon (Pinus spp.)-juniper (Juniperus spp.) [80], big sagebrush-antelope ...
Wild Dogs are very proficient hunters and prey on a variety of medium sized antelope like springbok and kudu, but are able to take much larger animals.
Diet: Wildebeest, Zebra, Impala, Antelope, and Gazelle..
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A lion's territory is determined by the size of the pride and the availability of prey and water.
Lionesses are ferocious when defending their cubs.
Pecora Includes most living artiodactyls, such as Giraffidae (giraffes and okapi), Cervidae (deer, elk, caribou, etc.), Bovidae (cows, buffalo, sheep, goats, antelope), Moschidae (musk deer), ...
The addax is a stocky, predominately white, medium-sized antelope in which both sexes sport long spiral horns. Its face is light gray or beige with white patches around the eyes and a wig-like dark brown tuft of hair on the crown of the head.
Highest mean densities of nests occurred in areas of downy brome with patches of Sandberg's bluegrass intermixed; avoided areas of antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) and areas with dense forbs; ...
 See also: Deer, Gazelle, Leopard, Sheep, Cheetah
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