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The sable antelope shares the genus Hippotragus with the extinct bluebuck (H. leucophaeus) and the roan antelope (H. equinus), and is a member of the family Bovidae. [3]In 1996, an analysis of mitochondrial DNA extracted from a mounted specimen of the bluebuck showed that it is outside the clade containing the roan and sable antelopes.
The giant sable antelope (Hippotragus niger variani), also known in Portuguese as the palanca negra gigante, is a large, rare subspecies of the sable antelope native and endemic to the central highlands of Angola, occurring specifically in two areas: Cangandala National Park (south of the city of Malanje) and Luando Natural Strict Reserve (between the Kwanza and Luando Rivers, south of ...
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Roan antelope: West, Central, East and Southern Africa H. niger: Sable antelope: East Africa, south of Kenya, and Southern Africa H. leucophaeus: Bluebuck or blue antelope: the southwestern Cape of South Africa
The bluebuck and sable antelope diverged from each other 2.8 million years ago, while the roan antelope diverged from both of them 4.17 million years ago. Africa was going through climatic oscillations between 3.5 and 2 million years ago, and during a colder period, the ancestors of the sable antelope and bluebuck may have been separated, and ...
eland, greater kudu, yellow baboon, vervet monkey, serval, sable antelope, hippopotamus, zebra, lion, wildebeest, impala, buffalo, giraffe, elephant, lilac-breasted roller, yellow-throated longclaw, bateleur eagle, waterbirds more than 400 bird species Mount Meru (Tanzania) See Arusha National Park part of Arusha National Park Mkomazi National Park
The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources. It stands up to 74 to 84 cm (29 to 33 in) high at the shoulder. Males weigh 20–57 kg (44–126 lb), with an average of 38 kg (84 lb).
It is a sexually dimorphic antelope, with the males nearly 7% taller than females and around 8% longer. [3] The head-and-body length is typically 177–235 cm (70–93 in) and the typical height is 120–136 cm (47–54 in). [11] Males reach approximately 127 cm (50 in) at the shoulder, while females reach 119 cm (47 in).