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Antilopinae (antelopes, dik-diks, gazelles)

Antilopinae
The animals in this subfamily are all small to medium-sized antelopes found in Africa and Eursia. Most species live in open, arid areas and are grazers. In most species, both the male and the female have horns.


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Antilopinae Genera  
button Ammodorcas (dibatag)
button Antidorcas (springbok)
button Antilope (blackbuck)
button Dorcatragus (beira)
button Eudorcas (red gazelles)
button Gazella (gazelles)
button Litocranius (gerenuk)
button Madoqua (dik-diks)
 button Nanger (gazelles)
button Neotragus (antelopes)
button Oreotragus (klipspringer)
button Ourebia (oribi)
button Procapra (Mongolian, Przewalski's, Tibetan gazelle)
button Raphicerus (grysboks and steenbok)
button Saiga (saiga)

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Antelopes Species Profile images
All antelopes have horns, although in some species only the male has horns Antelopes are found in Africa and Asia. They vary in size from the giant eland that stands at 11 feet tall to the tiny royal antelope that is only 19 inches tall.
Source: San Diego Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle/School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Ammodorcas (dibatag)

Dibatag Vulnerable Species Profile
The dibatag, also known as Clarke’s gazelle, is found in the sandy grasslands and scrub-covered plains of Ethiopia and Somalia.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Antidorcas (springbok)

Springbok species profile images Video
Both male and female springbok have lyre-shaped horns.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Springbok species profile images
The springbok is the only gazelle found south of the Zambezi river.
Source: Utah's Hogle Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Springbok species profile images
When the springbok is frightened or excited it springs straight up into the air!
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Antilope (blackbuck)

Blackbuck species profile images
Blackbuck live on open woodlands and semi-desert areas in Pakistan and India.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Blackbuck images Video
The male blackbuck has really, really long spiral horns. Really! Take a look!
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Dorcatragus (beira)

Beira Antelope Vulnerable Profile
Beira Antelope are found in northern Somalia, Djibouti, and eastern Ethiopia.
Source: Ultimate Ungulate Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Eudorcas (red gazelles)

Thomson's Gazelle species profile images Video
This small gazelle has a reddish-brown back and a white belly separated by a wide black strip It has white rings around its eyes and white stripes that run from its eyes to its nose.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Thomson's Gazelle species profile images
A male Thomson's gazelle will aggressively defend its territory and will attack another male with its horns.
Source: African Wildlife Foundation Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Thomson's Gazelle species profile images
Thomson's gazelles live in herds of between 10-100 individuals. When they migrate, they can gather in groups of thousands.
Source: Hogle Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Thomson's Gazelle species profile images
Thomson's gazelles are found on the plains and grasslands in Kenya, Tanzania, and southern Sudan.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes



Thomson's Gazelle profile images
The Thomson's gazelle is named after explorer Joseph Thomson, and is sometimes called the "tommy."
Source: Brevard Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Gazella (gazelles)

Cuvier's Gazelle Endangered species profile images
Cuvier's gazelle is currently only found in higher regions of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Cuvier's Gazelle Endangered species profile images
Cuvier's Gazelle was once widespread in North Africa, but it is now extinct over most of its former range.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Cuvier's Gazelle Endangered species profile images
Cuvier's gazelles are grazers, they move from place to place to finds food.
Source: The Living Desert Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Cuvier's Gazelle Endangered species profile images
Cuvier’s gazelles are the only gazelles to commonly give birth to twins. Learn more!
Source: St. Louis Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Dorcas Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images Video
The Dorcas gazelle is the smallest gazelle.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Dorcas Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images
The Dorcas gazelle is the smallest gazelle. It was once found in savannahs, semi-deserts and deserts over most of North Africa and east through the Middle East to Pakistan and India. It is now extinct in many parts of its former range.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Dorcas Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images
The color of the Dorcas gazelle varies in different parts of its range. Learn more!
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Goitered Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images Video
The goitered gazelle gets its name from a goiter-like swelling on its throat.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Goitered Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images
The goitered gazelle is found in desert and semi-desert habitats, on plains, mountains valleys and plateaus from south of the Arabian Peninsula across the Middle East and Asia to Mongolia, China, and Pakistan.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Mountain Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images
The mountain gazelle is found in mountainous and hilly areas of the Middle East.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Mountain Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images Video
The mountain gazelle has a long neck and long, delicate legs. It is tannish-brown on its back, head, and neck and has a white belly. A darker brown stripe runs between the brown back and white belly.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Slender-horned Gazelle Endangered species profile images
The slender-horned gazelle is a fawn colored gazelle with a white belly an a black tail. It has long, thin, pointed horns.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Slender-horned Gazelle Endangered species profile images
The slender-horned gazelle is found in dry, sandy areas of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Speke's Gazelle Endangered species profile images Video
Speke's gazelle is a small, delicate gazelle with a fawn-colored coat, a white belly, and white stripes that run from its forehead to nose. It has a dark brown stripe on its flanks and a dark stripe that runs from the inner corner of its eyes down its muzzle. It has big ears, big eyes and sharply pointed, ridged horns.
Source: Los Angeles Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Speke's Gazelle Endangered species profile images
Speke's gazelle is now only found in a small area in the coastal plain of Somalia and parts of Ethiopia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Litocranius (gerenuk)

Gerenuk species profile images Video
The gerenuk has a small head, large ears, long legs and a long, thin neck.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Gerenuk species profile images
The name "gerenuk" mean "giraffe neck" in the Somali language!
Source: African Wildlife Foundation Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Gerenuk species profile images
The gerenuk is found in dry, brushy areas of Somalia, eastern Ethiopia and Kenya.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Gerenuk species profile images Video
The gerenuk stands on its hind legs and stretches out its long neck to reach leaves on trees and bushes.
Source: Los Angeles Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Madoqua (dik-diks)

Günther's Dik-dik species profile images
Günther's dik-dik has a long, moveable trunk-nose!
Source: San Fransisco Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Günther's Dik-dik species profile images
Günther's dik-dik is more active at night, especially on moonlight nights. Learn more
Source: Binghamton Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Günther's Dik-dik species profile images
Günther's dik-dik can go for long periods without drinking water. They get the water they need from the plants they eat.
Source: Honolulu Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Günther's Dik-dik species profile
Günther's dik-dik is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Kirk's Dik-dik species profile images
Only the male dik-dik has horns. Learn more.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Kirk's Dik-dik species profile images
Kirk's dik-dik has large dark eyes surrounded by a white ring. In the inside corner of each eye is a black spot that contains a gland that produces a secretion that the dik-dik uses to mark its territory.
Source: African Wildlife Foundation Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Kirk's Dik-dik species profile images
Kirks' dik-dik is only one and a half feet tall and weighs 6-11 pounds. Learn more.
Source: Fort Wayne's Children's Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Salt's Dik-dik species profile images
Salt's dik-dik is found from northeastern Sudan to northern and eastern Ethiopia, and throughout Somalia
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Nanger (gazelles)

Dama Gazelle Critically Endangered species profile images Video
The Dama gazelle has thin legs, a long, slender neck, and long, S-shaped horns
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Dama Gazelle Critically Endangered profile images
The Dama gazelle is also known as the Addra gazelle. It is found in the Sahara desert from Sudan to Mauritania.
Source: Maryland Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Dama Gazelle Critically Endangered species profile images
The Dama gazelle is the largest and rarest gazelle. There may only be a few hundred left in the wild.
Source: National Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Dama Gazelle Critically Endangered species profile images
The Dama gazelle eats shrubs, herbs, trees, and woody plants. Learn more.
Source: Oakland Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Dama Gazelle Critically Endangered species profile images
The Dama gazelle is a medium-sized gazelle with a long neck and long legs. It has a reddish brown coat. Its belly and rump are white. Both the males and the females have backwards-pointing, S-shaped horns.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Dama Gazelle Critically Endangered species profile images
The Dama gazelle grazes on grass and eats acacia leaves. it can stand on its hind legs, brace against a tree to reach vegetation.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Grant's Gazelle species profile images Video
Grant's gazelle is a fawn-brown color on its back, sides, and neck. It has a white belly and white rump with black stripes that runs down each side of its rump. Learn more.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Grant's Gazelle species profile images
Grant's gazelle is only found in eastern Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Soemmerring's Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images
Soemmerring's gazelle is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Learn more.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Soemmerring's Gazelle Vulnerable species profile images
Soemmerring's gazelle live in groups of 5-20 individuals.
Source: Jacksonville Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Neotragus (antelopes)

Bate's Pygmy Antelope species profile images
Bate's pygmy antelope is very, very small, it stands only 1.5 feet tall and weighs a little over 5 pounds!
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Bate's Pygmy Antelope species profile images
Bate's pygmy antelope has a reddish-brown coat with lighter undersides. It has a short neck, thin legs, big eyes, and a black nose
Source: Arkive Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Suni species profile
The suni antelope is a small antelope found in south-eastern coastal regions of Africa from south-eastern Kenya to north-eastern South Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Oreotragus (klipspringer)

Klipspringer species profile images Video
The Klipspringer antelope walks on the tips of its hooves! Learn more.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Klipspringer species profile images
Klipspinger is Afrikaans for "rock jumper." Learn more.
Source: Honolulu Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Klipspringer species profile images
The Klipspringer antelope is found in steep, rocky areas in mountain ranges and river gorges from Ethiopia to the tip of South Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes



Klipspringer profile images
Only the male klipspringer has horns. Learn more.
Source: Brevard Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Ourebia (oribi)

Oribi species profile images Video
The oribi is a small antelope with a fawn-colored coat, thin legs, a long neck, and long, oval-shaped ears.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Oribi species profile images
The oribi is a a solitary animals. They live alone or in pairs.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Oribi species profile images
The oribi antelope is found grasslands in central South Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Procapra (Mongolian gazelle, Przewalski's gazelle, and Tibetan gazelle)

Mongolian Gazelle species profile images
The Mongolian gazelle is found in Mongolia and bordering parts of Russia and China. It migrates in large herds of 35,000-80,000 individuals.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Przewalski's Gazelle Endangered images
Przewalski's Gazelle is found in China. It is yellowish-brown with a white rump.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Raphicerus (grysboks, steenbok)

Steenbok species profile images
The steenbok is found in the southern and eastern savanna of Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Steenbok species profile images
The male steenbok has short, pointed horns. The female has no horns.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Steenbok species profile images
The steenbok is small antelope with large ears, delicate legs, and reddish-brown fur and a white belly and rump.
Source: St. Louis Zoo Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Cape Grysbok species profile
The Cape Gysbok is found in South Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Cape Grysbok species profile images
The Cape Grysbok has reddish-brown fur flecked with white and long, oval-shaped ears.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Sharpe's Grysbok species profile
The Sharpe's grysbok is found from central and southern Tanzania to northeastern South Africa.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Saiga (saiga)

Saiga Critically Endangered species profile images Video
The saiga's most unique feature is a huge, flexible nose that hangs over its mouth!
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Saiga Critically Endangered species profile images
The saiga is found in the steppes and semi-desert regions of Southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Saiga Critically Endangered species profile images
The saiga looks like a cross between a sheep and an antelope. It has a large head, rounded ears, a fawn-colored coat, a white belly, and a white rump with a short tail. Only the male has horns.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Saving the Saiga Critically Endangered species profile images
See whats being done to save the saiga from extinction.
Source: National Geographic Kids Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes


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