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I don't think there is an explanation, but I am always wondering why in some cases only the male antilopes
have horns and in some cases the females have horns too.
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Impala at a waterhole, Savute, Botswana
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Kudu bull at Chobe, Botswana
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Young Kudu bull, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Kudu females at Chobe, Botswana
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Black-faced impala rams, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Blouwildebeest, Savute, Botswana
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Tsetsebe or red hartebeest at Khwai, Moremi, Botswana
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Impala ewes, Serengeti, Tanzania
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Steenbok female, Okonjima, Namibia
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The giraffe on top is a female, while the one at the bottom is a male. To see the difference, look at
the horns. A female has thinner horns and the horns have more hair at the tips. A male has thicker horns
and the tips have less hair with a "bald" bony part.
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Porcupines, Tshukudu, South Africa
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A male impala drinking water at waterhole in Savuti, Botswana
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A female impala drinking water at waterhole in Savuti, Botswana
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Eland cow with calf, Moosrivier, Groblersdal, South Africa
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Blouwildebeest mother and baby, Ngorogoro Crater, Tanzania
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Springbuck, Etosha National Park, Namibia. Both sexes have horns.
The springbuck and the Gazelle look
almost alike, but the biggest difference between the two species can be seen in their faces. Compare
the two photos above and below.
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Gazelle mother, just after giving birth, Ngorogoro, Tanzania. This baby was trying to suck for the first
time, at the wrong place! It was still wet and it was very shortly after it was born that I took this
photo.
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Gazelle with broken leg, Ngorogoro, Tanzania
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Bushbuck, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Warthog, Kruger National Park, South Africa. When they are grazing, they walk on their knees.
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Young Njala male, Moosrivier, Groblersdal, South Africa
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Adult Springbuck male, Kagalagadi, South Africa
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More Njalas at Moosrivier, Groblersdal, South Africa
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Fighting Impala rams, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Oryx. Taken on my cousin's farm near Kakamas, South Africa
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Warthog, Marloth Park, South Africa
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These two Warthog boars were quite affectionate, Marloth Park, South Africa
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Warthog, Marloth Park, South Africa
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Warthog, Marloth Park, South Africa
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Giraffe drinking water, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Giraffes at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Giraffes, Kaokoland, Namibia
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Black-faced impalas, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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