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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 mountain tapir, aka Andean tapir or woolly tapir, can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They prefer alpine meadows, mid & high-level montane cloud forests, and páramo grasslands, aka treeless moorlands. Due to deforestation at the hands of logging, farming, ranching, and mining; hunting; and trapping, these incredible […]

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The bontebok is among the most rare of antelopes located in South Africa. They prefer open grassland. There are 2 subspecies: the bontebok and the blesbok. These critters were once 17 individuals away from extinction. But a farmer by the name of Alexander van der Bijl constructed a fence to […]

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The sitatunga is an antelope native to central Africa. They can be found in tall, dense perennial vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy forest clearings, riparian thickets, and mangrove swamps. With an estimated population of up to 120,000 wild individuals, these critters are listed as Least Concern by the […]

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The wildebeest, aka gnu, is a member of the antelope family. They hail from the central, eastern, and southern parts of Africa. These critters prefer open woodlands and green plains. There are 2 recognized species of wildebeest: the blue and the black (aka common). Even though they are hunted by […]

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Concentrated throughout India, the chital deer, aka axis deer or spotted deer, is commonplace in the tropical dry forests, open grasslands, semi-evergreen forests, tropical moist forests, deserts, and xeric scrublands. They have been introduced to Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Moldova, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, United States, to name […]

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The Himalayan takin, aka goat antelope, cattle chamois, or gnu goat, is a sheep relative that hails from Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar. There are 4 subspecies of takins: Mishmi, Shaanxi or golden, Tibetan or Sichuan, and Bhutan. They prefer forested valleys and rocky, grass-covered alpine regions. These creatures are […]

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The impala is one of the most graceful and abundant of all antelopes. They can run fast, leap high and far. They are native to more than 10 African countries. They’re also the favored prey of lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, hunting dogs, and humans. They prefer grassland and woodland edges, […]

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Slowly lumbering its way into today’s article is the eland. The eland is the largest and slowest antelope. You can find these beasts on the open plains, sub-desert, savanna, and woodlands of Africa. Elands have reproduced in captivity but the chances of the calf surviving is usually very low. Often […]

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Being the most bounteous of Africa’s large herbivores it’s the African buffalo. They inhabit a large range of habitats, including grasslands, semi-arid bushland, coastal savannas, and lowland rainforests. Even though there are approximately 401,000+/- left in the wild, they are listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. They suffer from […]

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