Concerning the roan antelope, the male and the female have ringed horns, ringed on the first three quarters and smooth to the end. These are thicker for the males. This antelope is also known for his agressiveness, so please do not get out of your vehicle!
Description
- Family : Bovidae, Bovidae
- Habitat : open or lightly wooded savannah in Africa
- Food : grasses
- Weight : 250 kg
- Shoulder height : 1,45 m
- Speed : 55 kph
- Lifespan : 17 years
- Gestation : 9 months
- Young per birth : 1
- Animal's legal status :
- UICN : LR - less risk of extinction (1996)
- EAZA : EEP (1998) - Hannover
