Pictures and facts about the Hippotragus antelopes

roan antelope	blue buck
mbarapi or sable antelope
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Hippotragus antelopes

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Hippotraginae
Genus : Hippotragus

Facts about the genus Hippotragus, the hippotragus antelopes

Hippotragus is characterized by thick, tough skin; a well-developed and often upright mane on the nape; a short mane on the throat; a moderately long tail with a tufted tip; large, long, narrow