Facts about the Red Hartebeest -- Alcelaphus buselaphus:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Shoulder height (m) 1,25 m, (f) 1,1 m; mass (m) 150 kg, (f) 120 kg. Both sexes have horns.

COLOUR: Glossy reddish brown, with a black blaze on the face and well-defined, off-white rump and light undersides.

GESTATION PERIOD: 8 months

RECORD LENGTH OF HORNS: 66 cm.

SPEED: 65 km

MOST LIKE: Lichenstein's Hartebeest, which is more yellowish and lacks the black blaze on the face and the well-defined whitish markings on the rump.

HABITAT: Open country, from grassland to semidesert.

WHERE FOUND:
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Mountain Zebra National Park
Addo Elephant National Park
Karoo National Park
Vaalbos National Park
Bontebok National Park

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