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  • lt: Hippotragus niger
  • dt: Rappenantilope
  • afrikaans: Swartwiptens
Sable

Shoulder height

  • 110-135 cm

Weight

  • 180-240 kg

Nourishment

  • grass

Mating season

  • May to July

Number of cubs

  • 1

Worth knowing

When sable antelopes are threatened by a predator they will confront it, using their scimitar-shaped horns. Many lions have died during such fights.