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Antelope of the World

Antelopes are a diverse group of typically hollow-horned, slender-built, and swift bovids native to Africa and Asia.

An impala is one of the most popular antelope species among hunters in Africa.

Antelopes are generally characterized by a light, elegant figure, graceful limbs, small cloven hoofs, a short tail, and large and unbranched horns, which may be spiral-shaped. There are over 80 species of antelope, ranging in size from the royal antelope, which weighs about 8 pounds, to the giant eland, which weighs up to a ton. Antelope species do not form a taxonomic group but are spread throughout the subfamilies of the Bovidae family (bovids); many are more closely related to cattle or goats than to each other.

African Antelope

There are over 30 different antelope species to find in Africa, plus many many more subspecies.

Asian Antelope

Pronghorn Antelope

The pronghorn of North America is often called an antelope. Although it is very antelope-like, it is not a true antelope since it is not a member of the Bovidae family. For the purpose of organization, we will include the pronghorn on this page.

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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.

Blesbok
Bongo
Bontebok
Bushbuck
Dik Dik
Duiker
Eland
Gazelle

Gemsbok
Gerenuk
Grysbok
Hartebeest
Impala
Klipspringer
Kudu
Lechwe

Nyala
Oribi
Oryx
Reedbuck
Roan
Sable
Sitatunga
Springbok

Steenbok
Suni
Topi
Tsessebe
Waterbuck
Wildebeest

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

Antelopes of Asia

Originally from Asia, blackbuck antelope have been introduced into many other places. One of the best places to hunt them free range is in Argentina.

Blackbuck
Four-horned antelope (or chousingha)
Gazelle
Nilgai
Saiga
Takin

Pronghorn Antelope

The pronghorn of North America is often called an antelope. Although it is very antelope-like, it is not a true antelope since it is not a member of the Bovidae family. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, prairie antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution. They’ve got great vision and hearing, and can run miles when spooked. Being the fastest land animal in North America, they can get out of the country in a hurry.

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