​​ANTELOPES 
Mammal     -     Vertebrate      -      Herbivore
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IMPALA
Male:  Buck
Female:  Dow, Cow
Young:  Calf
ANTELOPES
          -   Blackbuck
          -   Bongo
          -   Bushbuck
          -   Duiker
         -    Dik Dik
         -    Eland 
​         -    Generuk 
         -    Gazelle
         -    Gnu
         -    Hartebeest
         -    Impala   
         -    Kudu
         -    Oryx
         -    Pronghorn
         -    Reebok    
         -    Reedbuck
         -    Sitatunga  
         -    Springbok
         -    Waterbuck
         -    Wildebeest
         -    A number of dwarf antelopes
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GENERUK
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DIK DIK
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KUDU
Antelopes
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.
Running Speeds:
  • The Pronghorn Antelope of North America can run at speeds up to 55mph - making it one of the fastest long-distance runners in the animal kingdom.
  • The Blackbuck (native to the Indian subcontinent) can run at speeds up to 50mph. 
  • The Springbok can run at speeds of up to 60 mph.  It leaps into the air mid-run, known as 'pronking' in order to confuse predators.
  • The Impala can run at speeds up to 48mph.  They can leap up to 10 feet in the air - not only to evade predators, but also the navigate through the African savanna.