Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)
High-shouldered, rather awkward looking antelope with long pointed head. Body colour fawn to golden-brown, but darker from shoulders down the centre of the back to the rump, particularly in bulls. The rump and upper thighs are paler than the rest of the body. There is a black blaze down the front of the face and black markings on all four legs. The tail is pale at the base with black hair over remainder.
Shoulder height: 125 cm
Mass: 150 kg (bull); 120 kg (cow)
Horns; average length: 52 cm. Both sexes have horns with those of the bull being heavier, but both are set close together at the base curving forwards and out and then twisting in and back.
