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1. What are the different types of African antelopes?
2. How many types of antelope are there?
3. Which D is a small antelope?
4. What is the most common antelope?
5. How many antelopes are there in South Africa?
6. How many antelopes are in Africa?
7. Is the buffalo an antelope?
8. What does a steenbok look like?
9. What is the smallest antelope in South Africa?
10. What is the largest antelope in Africa?
11. Is a giraffe an antelope?
12. Is an antelope a gazelle?
13. Are antelope in Alberta?
14. Which antelope is found in South Africa?
15. What is the name of a South African antelope?

What are the different types of African antelopes?

The most elegant antelope species in the Africa includes Eland ,Kudu, Nyala, Sable and Scimitar oryx, Grant's gazelle, Lechwe, Gerenuk, Topi, Hartebeest, Bontebok and Bongo antelope.

How many types of antelope are there?

There are about 90 species of antelope in about 30 genera, of which about 15 species are endangered. These include: addax. bluebuck.

Which D is a small antelope?

A dik-dik is the name for any of four species of small antelope in the genus Madoqua that live in the bushlands of eastern and southern Africa. Dik-diks stand about 30–40 centimetres (12–15.5 in) at the shoulder, are 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in) long, weigh 3–6 kilograms (6.6–13.2 lb) and can live for up to 10 years.

What is the most common antelope?

In arid country in North and East Africa the gazelles typically become the most common antelope. This is a Grant gazelle, one of the largest in body size…just one of at least twenty different varieties of gazelle.

How many antelopes are there in South Africa?

There are 72 antelope species in Africa, of which 21 are found in Kruger Park.

How many antelopes are in Africa?

Africa, with some 71 species, is the continent of antelopes. Only 14 species inhabit the entire continent of Asia, and all but three of them are members of the gazelle tribe (Antilopini).

Is the buffalo an antelope?

Seventy-two of the 75 bovids are antelopes. The African buffalo is the only bovine that occurs naturally in the Ethiopian Faunal Region. ... In practice, bovids of all tribes apart from cattle (Bovini), sheep and goats (Caprini), and goat- antelopes (Rupicaprini) are called antelopes.

What does a steenbok look like?

Steenbok resemble small Oribi, standing 45–60 cm (16"–24") at the shoulder, and average ~12kg. Their pelage (coat) is any shade from fawn to rufous, typically rather orange. The underside, including chin and throat, is white, as is the ring around the eye. Ears are large with "finger-marks" on the inside.

What is the smallest antelope in South Africa?

The blue duiker is the smallest antelope species in South Africa; their body length ranges between 55 and 80 cm, body height: 320–410 mm, and they are 13–16 mm tall at the shoulder. Females are bigger than males; males weigh around 4 kg while females weigh around 4.7 kg.

What is the largest antelope in Africa?

The giant eland is the largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from 220–290 cm (86.5–114 in).

Is a giraffe an antelope?

There are over ninety-one different types of antelopes (most of which are native to Africa), however, what many people don't realize is that the giraffe, okapi, and prong-horned antelope -- are all not related to true antelopes.

Is an antelope a gazelle?

The answer is simple: all gazelles are antelopes, but not all antelopes are gazelles… Gazelles are a genus of antelope group and antelopes belong to the bovidae family. Together they make up quite a miscellaneous group which include impala, gazelle, oryx, waterbuck, eland, wildebeest and many more.

Are antelope in Alberta?

Choose Alberta for your Pronghorn Antelope Hunt

The short grass prairie that is home to North America's pronghorn antelope extends into southeastern Alberta, which is the northern reaches of pronghorn antelope range providing some 40,000 square miles of pronghorn habitat.

Which antelope is found in South Africa?

Springbok. Mostly found in South Africa, springbok are recognised by their striking body colour and small frame. They have light brown upper coats, white underparts and a dark brown stripe across their bodies. Springboks are well-known for their leaping prowess.

What is the name of a South African antelope?

Answer: Orib. Clue: South African antelope. Answer: SUN.