Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)

Sable Antelope, a reference photo — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is a large antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separated population in Angola.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sable Antelope being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hippotragus equinus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Hippotragus
Species: Hippotragus niger

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