The sable antelope is a large antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separated population in Angola.
Image: Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) adult male
Image: Sable (Hippotragus niger) female crossing the road (16635641913), crop
Adult male in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Juvenile animal in captivity
The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe. Antelopes do not form a monophyletic group, as some antelopes are more closely related to other bovid groups, like bovines, goats, and sheep, than to other antelopes.
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A bull sable antelope among the trees in the African savanna
Illustration from The History of Four-footed Beasts (1607)
Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) skeleton on display at the Museum of Osteology.