El antílope sable (Hippotragus niger) es una especie de ungulado que vive en el sureste de África. Tienen unos largos cuernos anillados que se curvan hacia atrás desde su cabeza, un pelaje marrón o negro con la barbilla, la garganta y el vientre de color blanco, y unas marcas con forma de lágrima en la cara, blancas también. Los machos son más grandes y oscuros, y sus cuernos son más largos que en el caso de las hembras. Ambos sexos recorren la sabana en busca de pasto y prefieren las zonas ligeramente arboladas a los espacios totalmente abiertos.
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Animal Facts
The females have strong hierarchies within their herd, with the alpha female being the strongest, healthiest individual. They are also hostile towards new female group members.
In the wild, sable antelope chew bones to gain minerals from them.
Sable antelope get darker as they get older. The darkness of the coat often indicates seniority of group members, with alpha females and males being dark brown to black in colour.
Young males will often play fight as practice and older males will challenge each other by butting heads and pushing each other with their horns, but fights rarely become violent.
Sable antelopes do not flee from predators but stand their ground, often attacking with their horns. They have been known to kill lions.