SABLE ANTELOPE

Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) (Hippotragus niger), handsome antelope, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), that lives in herds in forests of southern Africa. Like the related roan antelope (H. equinus), the sable antelope is a graceful animal with an erect mane, long ears, long hair on the throat, and long, parallel, sickle-shaped horns. It stands up to 137 centimetres (54 inches) at the shoulder. The male is shining black with a black and white face and white underparts; the female is similar, but reddish brown to black in colour.