The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is very common in central and northern India, in either farmlands or scrub forests. It is also found in parts of southern Nepal and east Pakistan. Males appear ox-like with two small, smooth horns with a slight forward curve. Male nilgai can reach upwards of 670 lbs while […]
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Oryx
The Arabian, or white oryx, is a medium-size antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is the smallest member of Oryx genus, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in […]
Saiga Antelope
The saiga antelope is a critically endangered antelope that originally inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe zone from the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains and Caucasus into Dzungaria and Mongolia. They also lived in Beringian North America during the Pleistocene. Today, they are only found in one location in Russia (in The Republic […]
Gerenuk
The gerenuk, or Waller’s gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in the dry thorn shrublands and desert in the Horn of Africa and the African Great…
Kudu
There are two types of kudu, the greater and lesser kudu. The lesser kudu is more elusive and rarely seen out in the open…
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