Antelope of the World

African Antelope

There are over 30 different antelope species to find in Africa, plus many many more subspecies. All are herbivores, and many have horns…but that’s where some of the similarities end. From the giant eland, weighing in at over a ton to the “Tiny 10”, the differences are mind boggling.

The Spiral-horned Antelope of Africa

The stunningly beautiful nyala is a favorite of hunters visiting Africa.

The spiral-horned antelope of the African continent fall under what is known as ‘the bushbuck tribe’, or tragelaphini. Members of the tribe include the bushbuck, sitatunga, nyala, mountain nyala, lesser kudu, greater kudu, bongo, common eland and derby or giant eland. These antelopes differ from all other African antelopes in having a non-territorial social or mating system and, of course, are distinguished by the spiral shape of their horns.

The Tiny 10

The Tiny 10 is a group of pygmy antelope residing in southern Africa. All of these antelope are extremely small; the largest specimens weighing less than 50 pounds. Antelope species in the Tiny 10 include steenbok; common duiker; oribi; klipspringer; Cape grysbok; Sharpe’s grysbok; Dik-dik; red duiker; blue duiker; and suni.

Forest-Dwelling Antelope

Bushbuck, sitatunga, nyala and bongo are the best known of Africa’s forest antelopes.

We have plains game hunts in the following African countries:

• Plains Game Hunting in Mozambique (great place to go for the Tiny Ten)
• Plains Game Hunting in South Africa
• Plains Game Hunting in Namibia