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Red Hartbeest
Buselaphus caama |
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- Distribution:
- It survives just in some african reserves.
- Habitat:
- It prefers open grassland and open savanna country; it doesnt' like dense woodlands.
- Size:
- Male: mass 135 to 200 kg.
Female: mass 120 to 180 kg.
Shoulder height: 120 to 145 cm.
- Behaviour:
- It occur in herds numbering from about 20 to several hundred, usually in company of zebras, ostrichs and antelopes. Mostly active during the day , it prefers to graze in the early morning and at sunset.
Its worst enemies are the lions, hyenas, wild dogs and rarely the leopards.
- Alimentazione:
- Erbivoro, non dipende dall'acqua.
- Food:
- Grasses, the availability of water is not essential.
- Reproduction:
- Single calf is born after a gestation period of 240 days, usually in september.
- Longevity::
- From 15 to 20 years.