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Hoofed mammals
Red hartebeest
Red hartebeest · Alcelaphus caama
Red hartebeest are impressive with their bright coat colour and live in small herds on the open savannas of Africa.
Fact file
- Size
- Shoulder height up to 1.35 metres, weight up to 150 kg
- Males and females
- Both sexes have horns, males often larger
- Sounds
- Short, nasal grunts and alarm calls
- Diet
- Grasses, occasionally herbs and leaves
- Offspring
- Only one calf after a gestation period of around eight months, birth usually at the start of the rainy season
How to identify Red hartebeest
Red hartebeest are immediately noticeable for their rusty reddish-brown colouring and their strikingly elongated, sloping forehead. The face is distinctly dark and criss-crossed with pale stripes. The large, slightly curved horns are carried by both males and females and look like an upside-down V in adult animals.
With a shoulder height of up to 1.35 metres, slender legs and a powerful back, the silhouette of the red hartebeest is unmistakable. With their forward-tilted head and compact build they always seem to lean slightly towards the ground. Their short, black tail ends in a bushy tip.
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