antelope
Sign in to savethumb|A bull sable antelope among the trees in the African [[savanna]] An antelope is an extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae, which are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Russia. Antelopes do not form a monophyletic group, as some antelopes are more closely related to other bovid groups, such as bovines, goats, and sheep, than to other antelopes.
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An antelope is a hoofed, plant-eating mammal in the Bovidae family that is found across Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of Russia. Antelopes matter as significant wildlife species in diverse ecosystems, though scientifically they don't form a single unified group since some antelopes are more closely related to other bovids like cattle, goats, and sheep than to each other.
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20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- Morphology
- Body and covering
- Sensory and digestive systems
- Antelope horns
- Behavior
- Mating strategies
- Defense
- Status
- Lifespan
- Relationship with humans
- Culture
- Domestication
- Hybrid antelope
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|A bull sable antelope among the trees in the African [[savanna]] An antelope is an extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae, which are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Russia. Antelopes do not form a monophyletic group, as some antelopes are more closely related to other bovid groups, such as bovines, goats, and sheep, than to other antelopes.
A stricter grouping, known as the true antelopes, includes only the genera Gazella, Nanger, Eudorcas, and Antilope. One North American mammal, the pronghorn or "pronghorn antelope", is colloquially referred to as the "American antelope", despite the fact that it belongs to a different family (Antilocapridae) than the true Old-World antelopes; pronghorn are the sole extant member of a lineage that once included many species which went extinct in the prehistoric period.