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The bharal, aka blue sheep, dwell among the Himalayan alpine meadows and rocky slopes across Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. These ungulates are threatened by habitat loss due to farming and ranching; competition for food from domestic livestock; hunting, for their meat and horns; trapping for trade. However, […]

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The dama gazelle, aka addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, dwells in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. As a result of uncontrolled hunting; habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching, as well as the rearing of domesticated farm animals; recreational activities; war; civil unrest; […]

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The Arabian oryx, aka white oryx, is a mid-sized species of antelope and the smallest member of the oryx genus. They are native to desert and steppe regions of the Arabian Peninsula. These critters are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, […]

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The mouflon, aka urial, is believed to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep. They hail from the Middle East from places like Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and more. They prefer open rough terrain at mid to high elevations. These critters inhabit rocky hill countrysides, alpine meadows, lowland to […]

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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 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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Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the waterbuck can be found in scrub and savanna areas near rivers, riverine forests, lakes, and valleys. There are 2 known species of waterbuck: the common and the defassa. The common waterbuck is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, whereas the defassa is listed as […]

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The bizarre and prehistoric looking Jackson’s chameleon, aka Kikuyu three-horned chameleon or 3 horned chameleon, can be found in south-central Kenya, northern Tanzania, and they have been introduced to Hawaii and California. They prefer woodlands and montane forests. There are 3 subspecies of these chameleons: The Jackson’s, dwarf Jackson’s, and […]

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The saola (pronounced: sow-la), aka siola, spindlehorn, Vu Quang ox, Asian unicorn, or the Vu Quang bovid, was recently discovered in 1992. They can be found in mountainous, forested regions on the borders of Laos and north-central Vietnam. Saolas are the first large mammal that is new to science in […]

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