the saber-antelope is near relative with the skewer-buck. The two forms are external to distinguish however well.
Shape Saber-antelopes have a withers-height of 120 cm and a weight by 200 kg. The torso appears massive. The fur-color is sallow-knows, neck and breast appear rust-colored. At the head, a brown drawing becomes evident on white reason. The extremely long horns are saber-shaped bent to the back.
Habitat Saber-antelopes live in the thornbush-savanna, in the semi-desert and in the desert. The spread-area stretched as far as into the Sudan from the Senegal as far as to the Nile and from the southern edge of the atlas-mountains in originally. Through unkind Bejagung, the continuances shriveled at two small rest-occurrences at the southern edge of the Sahara however meanwhile. With the precipitations, the saber-antelope hikes on the desert in direction in order to retreat again with onward dryness.
Way of life Like the skewer-bucks, saber-antelopes form small herds of approximately one dozen animals. In local precipitations, hundred of saber-antelopes met earlier. Individual animals join the stoves of the Dama-Gazelle. At the forage, saber-antelopes wander far. they are as well as during the day as also at night active. its adaptations to the dry climate should resemble those of the skewer-buck. Like this, they shall weeks - and can manage for months without water.
Reproduction After a Tragzeit of 270 days, the female places 1 young with every throw.
Endangering After the saber-antelope was wiped out in wide sharing of its spread-area, also the remainders are endangered since there are no protectorates or national-parks in its spread-area. The saber-antelope is supplied through the Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommen under protection.
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