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Females continue this mating behavior for two to three weeks. [16] When courting an estrous female, a male pronghorn approaches her while softly vocalizing [48] [29] and waving his head side to side, displaying his cheek patches. [49] The scent glands on the pronghorn are on either side of the jaw, between the hooves, and on the rump. [16]
The Tibetan antelope is the sole species in the genus Pantholops, named after the Greek for "all antelope".It was formerly classified in the then-subfamily Antilopinae (now thought to be the tribe Antilopini), but morphological and molecular evidence led to it being placed in its own subfamily, Pantholopinae, closely allied to goat-antelopes of the then-subfamily Caprinae. [7]
The addax (Addax nasomaculatus), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope native to the Sahara Desert. The only member of the genus Addax, it was first described scientifically by Henri de Blainville in 1816. As suggested by its alternative name, the pale antelope has long, twisted horns – typically 55 to 80 ...
The IUCN Antelope Specialist Group considers the western or lowland bongo, T. e. eurycerus, to be Lower Risk (Near Threatened) [2] and the eastern or mountain bongo, T. e. isaaci, of Kenya, to be Critically Endangered. [4] These bongos may be endangered due to human environmental interaction, as well as hunting and illegal actions towards wildlife.
The antelope was mistakenly imagined to be a monstrous beast of prey; the 16th century poet Edmund Spenser referred to it as being "as fierce and fell as a wolf." [29] Antelope can all also occur in their natural form, in which case they are termed "natural antelope" to distinguish them from the more usual heraldic antelope. [30]
It is characterised by its long, slender neck and limbs. The antelope is 80–105 centimetres (2 feet 7 inches – 3 feet 5 inches) tall, and weighs between 18 and 52 kilograms (40 and 115 pounds). Two types of colouration are clearly visible on the smooth coat: the reddish brown back or the "saddle", and the lighter flanks, fawn to buff.
Ugandan kob at Murchison Falls NP. The kob resembles the impala but is more heavily built. [5] Males are more robust than females and have horns. [6] Males have shoulder heights of 90–100 cm (3.0–3.3 ft) and an average weight of 94 kg (207 lb).
The mountain nyala (Amharic: የተራራ ኒዮላ) (Tragelaphus buxtoni) or balbok, is a large antelope found in high altitude woodlands in a small part of central Ethiopia. It is a monotypic species (without any identified subspecies) first described by English naturalist Richard Lydekker in 1910. The males are typically 120–135 cm (47 ...