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Hartebeest

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Alcelaphinae
Species : Alcelaphus buselaphus

 

The Common hartebeest, hartebeest is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the hartebeest

Conservation Status Lichtenstein's hartebeest is classified as a low risk, conservation dependent species by the IUCN (1996).

In some species, the female also have horns; those of female oryxes and hartebeests are nearly as large as those of males.

Lichtenstein’s Hartebeests are large antelope with humped shoulders, sloping back and elongated head.

Behavior Hartebeests are social animals living in organized herds of up to 300 animals. (Full text)

The Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) is a grassland antelope found in West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. (Full text)

HartebeestsFound in herds on the open plains of sub-Saharan Africa, hartebeests are antelopes capable of surviving without water for periods of several weeks. (Full text)

Although hartebeests are fairly selective, they easily find food in medium-height grasslands. (Full text)

The hartebeests are watching us Send Picture as a PostCard. (Full text)

Cheetahs and jackals prey on small calves, while young and adult hartebeests are killed by lions, hyenas, leopards, hunting dogs and people. (Full text)

The hartebeest is a large, fawn-colored antelope that at first glance seems strangely misshapen and less elegant than other antelopes. (Full text)

The hartebeest is classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae. (Full text)

" Some believe the Hartebeests are feeling the pressure of returning nearly the same team from last year that won Cork Bowl 11. (Full text)

South Africa Wildlife - The Hartebeest {Alcelaphus Buselaphus} - The Hartebeest is one of the fastest antelopes & most enduring (Full text)

This hartebeest is described as an "edge" species, making use of both grassland and woodland habitats. (Full text)

Hartebeests are keen-sighted, fleet-footed animals that can outdistance the fastest horses. (Full text)

Conservation Status The hartebeest is classified as a low risk, conservation dependent species by the IUCN (1996). (Full text)

1. hart, stag -- (male red deer)
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