Antelope horns

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The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), or chousingha, is a species of small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Tetracerus. Standing only 55 to 64 cm (22 to 25 in) at the shoulder, it is the smallest of Asian bovids. Males of the species are unique among extant mammals in that they possess four permanent horns. The species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to habitat loss.

Male Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) with impressive spiraling horns.

Find out more about this fleet, graceful antelope of the African savanna. Learn about the leaping abilities that leave pursuers flatfooted.

Biology Continue 5:- Most active in the early morning and late afternoon, sable antelope graze on a variety of short grasses abundant during the growing season and survive during the harsh dry seasonby browsing on herbs, bushes and trees. Water is visited at least every other day and no sable antelope will travel more then two miles from a watering hole or river. Adults are rarely attacked by predators such as lions because of their large horns and formidable fighting abilities.

In antelopes, some female antelope have horns, but in males, they are always thicker at the base. The base is its strongest point (where it meets the skull) as the males fight with theirs.

Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.

The impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The slightly larger species, the black faced impala, is generally limited to Northern Namibia