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​ANTELOPES 
Mammal     -     Vertebrate      -      Herbivore
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GNU
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IMPALA
Male:  Buck
Female:  Dow, Cow
Young:  Calf
ANTELOPES
​Can be found in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
  • In Africa are:
         -    Bushbuck
         -    Bongo
         -    Duiker
         -    Dik Dik
         -    Eland 
​         -    Generuk - known as the Giraffe Gazelle
         -    Gnu
         -    Hartebeest
         -    Impala   
         -    Kudu
         -    Oryx
         -    Reebok    
         -    Reedbuck
         -    Sitatunga  
         -    Sprinkbok
         -    Waterbuck
         -    Wildebeest
         -    A number of dwarf antelopes
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    GENERUK
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    DIK DIK
    Antelope:
    There are 90 species of antelope.
    • Have horizontal eye pupils.
    • Are very fast runners and escape predators by leaping.
    • Can reach speeds of about 95 km per hour.
    • Horns grow to about 5ft long.
    • Mating season is known as Rutting Season.
    • Prefer to live in herds, which are often extremely large.
    • Live for between 8 - 10 years in the wild.
    • Impalas are capable of jumping 10 feet into the air when threatened.
    • Male Eland antelopes let other males know how tough they are by clicking their knees.
    • The Dik Dik is a miniature antelope that can go for months without water, but will die after a week without salt
    • The Dik Dik grows to between 30-40cm at shoulder height.
    • The Generuk (known as the Giraffe Gazelle - translated from Somali - or Waller's Gazelle), is a long-necked species of antelope.  It is found in the dry thorn shrubland and desert in the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes region.
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    KUDU
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    ORYX