Roan antelope  (Hippotragus equinus)

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Glossary

Bovids: A member of the family Bovidae, which includes hooved, herbivorous ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, gazelles and buffalo.
Herbivores: Animals that consumes only vegetable matter.
Territories: Areas occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. Kingdon, J. (1997) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London.
  3. Mills, G. and Hes, L. (1997) The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
  4. Stuart, C. and Stuart, T. (1997) Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
  5. Alden, P.C., Estes, R.D., Schlitter, D. and McBride, B. (1996) Collins Guide to African Wildlife. HarperCollins Publishers, London.
  6. East, R., Mallon, D.P. and Kingswood, S.C. (1989) Antelopes: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  7. Harrington, R., Owen-Smith, N., Viljoen, P.C., Biggs, H.C., Mason, D.R. and Funston, P. (1999) Establishing the causes of roan antelope decline in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Biological Conservation, 90 (1): 69 - 78.
  8. UNEP-WCMC: Serengeti National Park (January, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/serenget.html