Hippotragus equinus

The appearance is graceful. Both sexes have long and pointed ears, upright manes, sickle-like long horns, and long hair on the throat. Light reddish gray to light brownish red, with black markings on the face, and white muzzle and abdomen. The antelope has sharp and hard horns, which are long and curved. Generally speaking, the horns of male antelopes are longer than those of female antelopes. The horns of male antelopes are generally 1 meter long, and the longest male antelope horns are 1.6 meters.
The body is large, with a shoulder height of 130 to 150 cm (50 to 60 inches), a body length of 220 to 265 cm, a body height of 140 to 160 cm, and a weight of 225 to 300 kg.

It is mainly produced in Africa, a few can be found in the Middle East, and it was widely distributed in prehistoric times.

The scientific name of the Hippotragus equinus is small groups living in plains and shrub areas. It is closely related to the sable antelope (H. niger) and the extinct blue scimitar-horned antelope (H. leucophoeus). It feeds on the fresh and tender parts or leaves of plants. The favorite grasses of the Hippotragus equinus are the following, such as yellow grass, millet, yellow-backed grass, etc. The Hippotragus equinus needs to drink water every day. There are abundant water plants along rivers and lakes, so the Hippotragus equinus likes to appear in waterside areas.

Although the antelope is a herbivore, it is not gentle in character and can be said to be a very aggressive animal. The antelope's social nature allows it to fight back when it encounters fierce animals such as lions. The antelope's attack method is relatively simple, which is to use horns to attack. When encountering danger or attacking, the antelope will first lower its head, aim its long horns at the target, and headbutt it. The advantage of the black antelope's running ability makes it extremely fast, and its hard and sharp horns are also extremely lethal.

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