Antilopes

Antilopes we saw in Tanzania in October 2012. Page meant to help us tell them apart!



Common waterbuck

Defassa Waterbuck
Common waterbuck
Shaggy coat, white ellipse on rump (Tarangire)
Defassa waterbuck
Coarse shaggy coat, solid white patch on trunk (Ngorongoro)



Male reedbuck
Female and male Bushbucks
They live in forests and often associate with baboons, as did these in Lake Manyara NP;
the ones we saw had gray stripe around neck, white stripes at inner top of forelegs

Reedbuck

Grooming impala
Bohor Reedbuck
Thick coat
Impala
By far, the most widespread and numerous antilope we saw,
at least among those which "look like" antilopes.
Beautiful smooth coat

Klipspringer

Klipspringer
Klipspringer
One of the cutest antilopes, with its striped ears and the way it seems to stand on its toes (Serengeti)

Dik Dik

Dik Dik
Kirk's Dik Dik
The other candidate for cutest, because of its diminutive size, 30-40 cm at the shoulder

Gazelles

Giraffe
Grant's and Thomson's gazelles
The "Tommies" have the black stripe along their side.
Giraffe
Yes, the giraffe is a member of the antilope family.

Topi

Topi
Topi

Wildebeest

African buffalo
Wildebeest
African buffalo
Yup, these guys are also members of the antilope family.