Antelopes

Fast, deer-like hoofed mammals with horns, found mostly in Africa and Asia.

8 entries

Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticolaA tiny forest antelope of central and southern Africa that weighs only 9 to 13 pounds and lives in pairs.BongoTragelaphus eurycerusA large forest antelope of tropical Africa with 10 to 15 pale stripes down each side and horns up to 3 feet long.Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsicerosA large striped antelope of African woodlands whose males grow long, spiral horns with about two and a half twists.ImpalaAepyceros melampusA graceful reddish-brown African antelope whose males have long S-shaped horns.KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragusA small, sure-footed African antelope that hops from rock to rock on tiny hooves the size of a dime.

Nile LechweKobus megacerosAn endangered swamp antelope of South Sudan and Ethiopia whose dark males and golden females look like different animals.Sable AntelopeHippotragus nigerA large, powerful African antelope whose black males carry huge curved horns.Yellow-Backed DuikerCephalophus silvicultorThe largest of the forest duikers, a dark, shy African antelope with a bright yellow patch on its back.