Hartebeest red

Hartebeest red

Common name Scientific name Average weight of adult male Average length or shoulder height Diet How do they live Feeding time Gestation period Number of young at birth
Hartebeest, red Alcelaphus buselaphus 150 kg 1,25 m herbivorous herds day 8 months single calf

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This is a funny looking antelope with a rather long face and a hump on it's back.  Both sexes have horns situated on high pedicels on top of the head.

Hartebeest have an awkward gait when they run but they are among the fastest of plains antelope and can keep going for many kilometers to escape predators.

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