Hippotragus niger - #1781
Sable Antelope
Side view of adult male, front view of adult female. Also as Southern Sable Antelope.
Geographic Distribution
Savanna woodland in Africa; giant sable (variani) in C Angola (between Cuanza and Loando Rs.); other subspecies in E Angola, N Botswana, S Dem. Rep. Congo, SE Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, NE Namibia (Caprivi Strip), NE South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Hippotragus
Specific Epithet
niger
Image Location
USA, CA, San Diego Co., San Diego Zoo
Image Date
February, 1991
Photographer
DG Huckaby