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The bubal hartebeest, also known as northern hartebeest or bubal antelope or simply bubal (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus) is the extinct nominal (i.e., first described) subspecies of hartebeest. It was formerly found north of the Saharan Desert .
The Bubal hartebeest has been declared extinct since 1994. [21] German explorer Heinrich Barth, in his works of 1857, cites firearms and European intrusion among the reasons for the decrease in its numbers. [70] It was extinct in Tunisia by the late 19th century. [71] The last individual was shot in Missour in 1925. [72]
The bluebuck (Afrikaans: bloubok / ˈ b l aʊ b ɒ k /) or blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is an extinct species of antelope that lived in South Africa until around 1800. It was smaller than the other two species in its genus Hippotragus , the roan antelope and sable antelope .
Photographer Tim Flach is renowned for his photos that show the more human side of suffering animals.
†Damaliscus hypsodon (Extinct: Late Pleistocene-early Holocene) †Damaliscus niro †Damalacra †Damalacra acalla †Damalborea †Damalborea elisabethae †Damalops †Damalops palaeindicus †Megalotragus †Megalotragus kattwinkeli †Megalotragus priscus (Extinct: Late Pleistocene-early Holocene) †Numidocapra †Numidocapra arambourgi
Some antelopes have been domesticated including the oryxes, addax, elands and the extinct bubal hartebeest. In Ancient Egypt oryxes, addaxes and bubal hartebeests are depicted in carved walls. [citation needed] The earliest evidence of cattle domestication is from 8000 BC, suggesting that the process began in Cyprus and the Euphrates basin. [70]
One species, the scimitar oryx, was once extinct in the wild, though populations are now recovering. The bluebuck went extinct in the last 200 years, and the aurochs went extinct 400 years ago. A third extinct species, the red gazelle , potentially never existed, [ 2 ] and the kouprey is potentially extinct, with no sightings since 1969.
Another population, the Antelope Island bison herd on Antelope Island in Utah, consisting of 550 to 700 bison, is also one of the largest and oldest public herds in the United States, but the bison in that herd are considered to be only semifree roaming, since they are confined to the Antelope Island. In addition, recent genetic studies ...