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Addax Antelope (Africa)
It is able to survive only on the water obtained from dew or from forage.
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Aoudad Sheep (North Africa)
The wildest and most elusive of all the exotic species.
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Dama Gazelle (Africa)
Dama Gazelle is now listed as Critically Endangered in the wild.
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Eland Antelope (Africa)
A male can weigh up to 1500 pounds and a female about 500 pounds.
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Gemsbok (Africa)
Male gemsbok have been known to gore attacking lions with their horns.
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Impala (Africa)
When frightened or startled the whole herd starts leaping about in order to confuse their predators.
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Kafue Flats Lechwe (Africa)
The hind legs are somewhat longer in proportion than in other antelopes, to ease long-distance running in marshy soil.
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Sable Antelope (Africa)
A male can weigh 600 pounds and the ridged horns can reach 5 feet.
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Scimitar Oryx (North Africa)
Scimitar Oryx can survive without water for many weeks, because their kidneys prevent loss of water from urination and they can modify their body temperature to avoid perspiration.
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Springbok (Africa)
Springboks often go into bouts of repeated high leaps (up to 4m - 12 feet) into the air.
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Thomson's Gazelle (Africa)
A noticeable behaviour of Thomson's Gazelles is their bounding leap, known as pronking, used to startle predators and display strength.
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Waterbuck (Africa)
A waterbucks flesh apparently has an unpleasant taste. Lions will not kill them unless their hunger is such that they become less choosy.
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Wildebeest (Africa)
A typical stampede often features approximately 500 wildebeest traveling at speeds of up to 50 mph
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