Hippotragus niger - #1588
Sable Antelope
Quartering rear view of adult male, oxpecker on rump. 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
Botswana, Ngamiland, Moremi National Park
Image Date
September 11, 2005
Photographer
BD Patterson