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The oribi is the sole member of its genus. That being said, there are 8 recognized subspecies. They can be found throughout western, eastern, and southern Africa. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching; hunting; […]

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The beira is a small species of antelope that dwells in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa. These diminutive antelopes prefer to dwell among stony and/or rocky slopes and hillsides, dry grassland that is interspersed with acacia scrub and sites on hills with flat summits and steep rocky […]

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Found throughout western, central, and southern Africa it’s the roan antelope. They are among the largest of the antelope species, with the bongo, eland, and greater kudu exceeding them in the weight class. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and […]

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The sable antelope can be found in the southern Savanna regions of Africa. They prefer grasslands and savanna woodland habitats. These antelope go by many names such as kwalat and kwalata (Tswana), swartwitpens (Afrikaans), umtshwayeli (Ndebele), kgama and phalafala (Sotho), kukurugu, ngwarati (Shona), mBarapi and palahala (Swahili), iliza (Xhosa), and […]

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The addax, aka screwhorn antelope or white antelope, hails from Africa; more explicitly in Chad, Maritania, Niger, and Mali. These once prolific antelopes have been reduced to a mere fraction of their original populations. It is estimated that there are but 90 wild individuals remaining, as of 2016. So, there […]

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The topi (pronounced toh-pee) hails from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. They prefer semi-deserts, savannas, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development; competition for food at the hands of […]

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The hirola, aka hunter’s antelope or hunter’s hartebeest, hails from the borders of Kenya and Somalia. They prefer flooded open grassland with a smattering of bushes, scattered trees, wooded savannas with short shrubs, and they favor sandy soil. Due to habitat loss at the hands of farming and ranching; hunting; […]

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Hailing from Democratic Namibia, Tanzania, Republic of Congo, and Zambia, the puku prefers floodplains and marshy grasslands within the dambos (shallow wetlands) and Savanna woodlands. Due to habitat destruction at the hands of agriculture and housing developments, hunting, and trapping these antelopes are listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. […]

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The bohor reedbuck prefers moist swamplands, grasslands, and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa. Only the males have horns that measure up to 16+ inches long. These antelopes are graceful and abundant. Although they do face the threats of habitat destruction, hunting, trapping, and climate change (which is affecting the amount of […]

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The springbok is a species of antelope that hails from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. They prefer bushlands, deserts, grasslands, open plains, scrublands, and semi-arid areas. Even though they face the threats of hunting and habitat segregation – at the hands of property dividing fences that interfere with migration […]

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