Sadly, gerenuk populations are on a downward trend. And when it comes to horns, unlike females, males grow short pointed horns. Their coat colors are a mix of white and brown. Mostly, they are browsers and love to reach for tall trees by standing on their hind legs. They have small heads and sharp alert ears. 1.2.1 Gerenuk ( Litocranius walleri)Įasily identifiable for their long necks, the gerenuks are also known as the giraffe antelope. The Antilopines are even-toed ungulates largely found in Eastern Africa and Asia. Species in this tribe are generally considered as the true antelopes. Through the evolutionary process, they have acquired structural adaptations for camouflage and escape from predators. Normally, members of this subfamily are widely distributed throughout Eastern and Southern Africa and Asia. Antilopinae SubfamilyĪlso known as the true types of antelopes, most members of this subfamily fall under three tribes Antilopini, Saigini, and Neotragini. Some Antelopes Species Might Disappear From Forever. Antelope Horns Are Made of The Substance as Nails and Hair 6.1.2 Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus).6.1.1 Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus).5.1.4 Cape Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus).5.1.3 Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros).
5.1.2 The Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus).5.1.1 The Giant Eland (Taurotragus derbiunus).3.1.1 Water Bucks (Kobus ellipsiprymnus).2.1.1 Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus).1.2.2 Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus).1.2.2 Thomson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii).
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