The Sable antelope.It ranges from 117 to 143cm,tall at shoulder and messures 190 to 225cm. A tail of 37-76cm.

Sable antelope can weigh from 150-270kg.

Males are slightly larger than females. Females are chestnut to dark brown, while males are very distinctively black.Both sexses have white underbellies, white cheeks and white chins.The livespan is up to 18 years. Sables eat mid-lenght grasses and leaves. Sables will visit salt licks and have been known to chew bones to collect minerals.

Sable antelope form herds of 10 to 30 females and calves is led by a single male, called a bull.

 

These antelopes are found at Kilima Private Game Reserve and Spa 5* in the haert of Limpopo.