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AntelopeRelated 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.
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Antelopes are a group of herbivorous African and Asian animals of the family Bovidae, distinguished by a pair of hollow horns on their heads.
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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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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).
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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 .
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7. Antelopes and gazelles do not overgraze the grasslands like cattleeat different grasses & plants depending on the individual specie of animal both of the above ...
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cow- antelopethe 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... Send greeting Email ...
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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.
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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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Antelope ground squirrels are one of the few mammals that may remain active during the hottest parts of west Texas summer days.
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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.
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Roan antelopeTaxonomy Hippotragus equinus [Desmarest, 1804]. Citation: Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. Paris, p. 24. Type locality: N South Africa, Lataku (= Takoon) Click on the images above for a larger view of the photographs ...
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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. 5.
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Sable AntelopeMammal. 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.
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Texas Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres) No photo of the Texas Antelope Squirrel available.
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Royal antelope - NE0TRAGUS PYGMAEUS Endangered Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia) Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria) Order: Even-toed Mammals (Artiodactyla) Family: Bovidae.
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Saiga Antelope - CoP13 WWF Position Statement - English 190 KB pdf Physical description The Saiga is the only species in its genus. Its most remarkable feature is its large humped nose that hangs over its mouth.
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Bates' pygmy antelope is the smallest ungulate in East Africa (3), and its petite size combined with its inconspicuous coat makes it a secretive animal as it moves about its dense habitat.
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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, Nevada, as well as part of northwestern Mexico.
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*** "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...
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Among the various species of antelope in the African Equatorial forrest, Bongos are the largest. They are the only forest antelope to form herds. Bongos are extremely shy, making accurate population estimation difficult.
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DuikerThe duiker is a small, usually solitary antelope, family Bovidae, found in Africa in and south of the Sudan [Total Votes: 277, Hits: 553] Updated On: 10/22/2007Print ...
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Antelope Jackrabbits are nocturnal and crepuscular, and almost never vocalize. They are probably the fastest runners of their genus, with a top speed of 72 km per hour. They flash their white rumps somewhat as pronghorns do when they are running.
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Antelopes feed and rest periodically throughout the day and night. Their diet consists entirely of vegetation, mostly shrubs and grasses.
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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.
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Antelope
Where did this animal live?
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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.
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The Antelope Yards are home to our Soemmerring's gazelles. The Zoo is Helping Animals in the Horn of Africa ...
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Roan Antelope - Hippotragus equinus After eland, roan are Africa's largest antelope, a heavy-bodied animal with sickle shaped horns much like the sable but much shorter.
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This antelope is slow, and has a top speed of about 25 mph. Did you know? Despite its weight, the Eland can jump up to 6.5 feet in the air. Further Information on the Eland: ...
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Oryx, antelope genus of Africa and the Middle East. Three species of these large, straight-horned mammals exist, of which the best known is the gemsbok. The white, or Arabian, oryx and the scimitar oryx are both listed as endangered species.
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Diet: small antelopes, hares, birds. Description: Resembles a lightweight & streamlined leopard, with a long, thin body, long legs, powerful shoulder muscles and a small head.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Present Diet: Antelope, birds, rabbits, and porcupines Habitat: Grasslands and savannas of Africa and eastward to India Learn about more animals ...
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The Leopards diet ranges from tiny creatures such as dung beetles to animals much larger than itself, such as antelopes.
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Adults, however, can potentially take a wide range of large vertebrates, including antelope, buffalo, young hippos, and large cats. Fish and smaller vertebrates often form the greatest part of their diet, however. As with C.
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Gazelles are medium sized antelopes. Height at shoulder 35-43 inches; weight 160 pounds. The largest of all true gazelles, the Dama is slenderly built with a proportionately long neck and legs.
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Diet: Wildebeest, Zebra, Impala, Antelope, and Gazelle.. DID YOU KNOW? 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.
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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), ...
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They prey on anything from dragonflies and bats to sharks, antelopes and even buffalo. Although attacks on humans have occurred, most species of crocodilian don't include humans as a food source.
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The postcranial skeleton of the antelope is that of a long-distance runner.
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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.
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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; ...
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Professional Pronker: Characterized by their long slender legs, gazelles are medium-sized antelope.
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The Path of the Pronghorn Antelope VideoAn icon of the American West faces new obstacles as it travels an ancient route through sagebrush plains.
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In the wild, caracals will eat guinea fowl, desert partridges, hedgehogs, rodents, mongoose, duikers, dik-diks, mountain reedbuck, fawns of impala, bush-buck and other antelopes like greater kudus. Rock hyrax makes up roughly half of their diet.
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It is also called the Prongbuck, Pronghorned Antelope and American Antelope. It is not related to the Old World antelopes.
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* Bongos are the only forest antelope to form herds (which can range from 5 or 6 up to 50). * Bongos are quite reclusive creatures which has made them difficult to study. Relatively little is known about their activities.
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Characteristics: Caracals will take a wide variety of prey that include small or young antelope, rodents, hares, hyraxes, birds and lizards. Birds are caught while roosting or batted down while flying.
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Its Latin name, Antilocapra americana, means "American goat- antelope," but it is not a member of the goat or the antelope family and it is not related to the antelopes found in Africa.
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The western giant eland is one of the largest antelopes in Africa. It can stand up to six feet high at the shoulder. It weighs up to 1,500 pounds.
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The saola is a primitive member of the Bovidae family, which includes antelopes, buffalo, bison, cattle, goats and sheep. The species is recognized by two parallel horns with sharp ends, which can reach 50 cm.
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 See also: Deer, Gazelle, Leopard, Sheep, Cheetah
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