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Sable antelope
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Eric Threinen (Eric)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 6 W: 0 N: 17]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (129) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-04 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Camera: Canon 350D, 75-300mm, 58mm UV |
| Exposure: 1/500 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-09-26 18:42 |
| Viewed: 1748 |
| Points: 12 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French] |
Personal notes:
This photo was taken in the African reserve of Sigean (near Narbonne in France).
Wikipedia encyclopedia
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Hippotragus
Species: H. niger
The Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger) is an antelope that inhabits wooded savannah in East Africa south of Kenya, and in Southern Africa. There are two subspecies: H. n. niger which is considered low risk conservation dependant and the Giant Sable Antelope H. n. varani which is classified as critically endangered.
The Sable Antelope stands 120 to 140 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh 200 to 270 kilograms, males being larger than females. Female Sable Antelope are chestnut to dark brown darkening as they mature while males are very distinctively black. Both sexes have a white underbelly, white cheeks and a white chin. They have a shaggy mane on the back of their neck. Sable antelope have ringed horns which arch backward, in females these can reach a metre, but in males they can reach over one and a half metres.
Sable Antelope live in wooded savannah where they eat mid-length grass and leaves. They are diurnal but are less active during the heat of the day. Sable Antelope form herds of ten to thirty females and calves led by a single male. Sable Antelope males will fight among themselves; they drop to their knees and use their horns.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable_Antelope |
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(0) - [2005-09-26 19:07]
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Bonjour Éric,
j'aime bien la composition de cette image,la lumière et les couleurs sont très belles, haute définition et magnifique arrière-plan flou. Merci pour la note instructive,
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- Luc
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(14729) - [2005-09-26 19:47]
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Belle image bien structurée. Dommage qu'on ne puisse discerner mieux l'oeil de la bête. Première fois que je vois un animal s'accroupir ainsi pour s'alimenter.
Très bonne prestation + une note complète et bilingue.
Merci Éric.
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- TAZ
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(10926) - [2005-09-27 1:16]
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Je n'ai jamais vu cet animal. Ces cornes sont belles et sa pose agenouillé est originale. Compliments Eric et merci aussi pour la note.
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- manyee
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What a strange position for that antelope. I wonder why it is kneeling to eat the grass. Very interesting POV. Sharp details and good composition. Well done and TFS. : )
Sorry for the quick critique, but I was out last night and am doing this while at work. Nice work. Good POV, clarity and sharpness. Well done. Thanks. :-)
Eric, no pun intended, are you sure that is not a Roan Antelope (H. equinus) rather? The small frame, "roan" color, shorter horns, undermane and the pattern of the face mask indicates to me its the sister of the Sable. Nevertheless a nice image captured on a different posture.
