There are many kinds of antelopes, they are graceful and agile, with slender limbs, and small and pointed hooves, and are alert.
In terms of appearance, antelopes can be divided into goral, Tibetan antelope, Przewalski's gazelle, Tibetan gazelle, high-nosed gazelle, takin, goose-throated gazelle, impala, takin, white-striped wildebeest, corner wildebeest, springbok, etc. several.
Some species have horns in both males and females, while others only have horns in males. The tails vary in length.
To defend against predators, adult male Tibetan antelopes have black faces, black markings on their legs, and harp-shaped horns on their heads.
Female Tibetan antelopes have no horns. The undercoat of Tibetan antelope is very soft. An adult female Tibetan antelope is about 75 cm (30 inches) tall and weighs about 25-30 kg (55-66 lb).
Males are about 80-85 cm (32-33 inches) tall and weigh about 35-40 kg (77-88 lb).
1. Form: The limbs are well-proportioned and strong. The tail is short and pointed. The whole body coat is thick and dense, and the hair shape is straight.
2. Particularity: There is also a small sac in each nostril, its function is to help to breathe on the plateau with thin air.
3. Coat color: the head, neck, and upper part of male sheep are light tan, dark in summer and light in winter, with a white belly, with striking black marks on the forehead and four legs, female sheep are pure yellow-brown, and the abdomen is white.
4. Horn length: Adult male horns are straight, with slightly inwardly curved horns, 50-60 cm (females have no horns).
5. Lifespan: generally no more than 8 years old.
The activities of Tibetan antelopes are very complicated. Some Tibetan antelopes live in one place for a long time, and some have the habit of migration. The activity patterns of male and female Tibetan antelopes differ.
Adult female Tibetan antelopes and their female offspring migrate 300 kilometers each year from the winter mating site to the summer lambing site. Young male Tibetan antelopes will leave the colony and start a mixed colony with other young or adult male Tibetan antelopes.
Tibetan antelopes mainly eat grasses and sedges; Przewalski's gazelle mainly feeds on twigs, stems, and leaves of grasses, sedges, and other sandy plants. In winter, they eat hay stems and dead leaves.
The ability to endure drought is strong; the goose-throated antelope feeds on grasses such as ice grass, wild onion, and Stipa; the takin's food is mainly sedges and grasses and has a salt-loving habit, and they are often seen in groups. Drink by the salty water, or lick salt grains on the salty mud flats.
The most prominent feature of antelopes is speed. Animals in the antelope subfamily are extremely good at running. The most famous is Thomson's gazelle, which can reach a top speed of 96km/h.
And it can still get close to full speed in sharp turns, which is very difficult. Another representative is the impala, which can reach a speed of 88km/h, and when in danger, jump 3 meters high and 9 meters away.
Therefore, impalas are also known as impalas. Both of the above are small and medium-sized antelopes. The largest antelope is the eland, with a shoulder height of 170, which is larger than that of a buffalo.
Even so large, they can run at 70 kilometers per hour for a long time, far exceeding other animals of the same size, and can drag hundreds of kilograms over two meters of obstacles. So antelope, well-deserved first.
