Antelope Archives - Pan African Art Tour

Black Wilderbeast Mount – BWB01

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:49:31 +0000

Black Wildebeest have a dark brown to black body, an erect mane and a long whitish tail. Both sexes have heavy, forward curving horns. Bulls measure 1.2 metres at the shoulder and weigh 161 Kg. Cows measure 1.16 metres at the shoulder and weigh 130 Kg. The horns of calves are initially straight, and start to grow the characteristic curvature at approximately nine months of age.

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Lechwe Shoulder Mount – LSM03

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:49:18 +0000

Lechwe, (genus Kobus), antelope species of the genus Kobus. The lechwe, a member of the waterbuck and kob tribe (Reduncini), ranks second only to the nyala among the most aquatic African antelopes. The lechwe is one of only three antelopes (including the closely related kob and the topi) known to form breeding arenas, or leks, with a high population density

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Nyala Full Mount -BNF02

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:47:38 +0000

The lowland Nyala is a spiral-horned antelope native to Southern Africa. The handsome slate-brown shaggy coat is marked with white vertical stripes and spots on the flanks. Rams appear more charcoal-grey in colour.
This Nyala species is not endangered.

Size: 170cm x 35cm x 190cm

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Black Wilderbeast Mount – BWB01

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:10:01 +0000

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Golden Blesbok Full Mount – GBS1

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:09:52 +0000

The blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) is an antelope endemic to South Africa. It has a distinctive white face and forehead which inspired the name, because bles is the Afrikaans word for a blaze such as one might see on the forehead of a horse.

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Duiker Mount – DK101

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:09:45 +0000

The common duiker, (Sylvicapra grimmia), also known as the grey or bush duiker, is a small antelope found in west, central, east, and southern Africa- essentially everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the Horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western parts of the continent.

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Bushbuck Full Mount – BSM03

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:09:39 +0000

The imbabala or Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) is a widespread species of antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa. Formerly, two species were recognized under the generic name "bushbuck"; the kéwel (Tragelaphus scriptus) and the imbabala (Tragelaphus sylvaticus). Bushbuck are found in rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics, and bush savanna forest and woodland.

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Gemsbok Full Mount SA04

panafrica — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:09:09 +0000

The gemsbok or gemsbuck (Oryx gazella) is a large antelope in the Oryx genus. It is native to the arid regions of Southern Africa, such as the Kalahari Desert

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