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Blesbok |
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An attractive brown with a distinctive white blaze divided in two between the eyes distinguishes the Blesbok. Large herds of up to approximately 100 individuals may be seen, particularly in the cool season. They also eagerly enter newly burned areas. |
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Eland |
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The largest antelope in Namibia, Elands prefer open savanna, semi-desert, and montane grasslands. Groups of up to approximately 100 may be observed. A distinctive clicking is heard as Elands, walk, due to the hooves clicking together. Both sexes have horns, although the male's are larger. |
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Gemsbok |
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Gemsbok or Oryx have a specialized metabolism to allow survival of high heat and dryness, and they are found in the more arid country consisting of deserts, semi-desert, open savanna, and bush savanna. Gregarious and diurnal, these predominant grazers will also browse and drink water if available but do not need standing water. |
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Red Hartebeest |
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The elongated head with a tall horn curving forward and then backwards in both sexes makes the Hartebeest easily identified. Although Hartebeests are gregarious herding animals, males are territorial during courtship. |
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Kudu |
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This regal antelope with its symmetrical spiral horns favors areas with rocky broken terrain and available drinking water. Small family groups browse in the mornings and afternoons. |
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Nyala |
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These medium sized antelope favor patchy woodland with available water. A distinguishing feature are yellow legs, and only males have horns which are less spiraled than the Kudu. Moving in herds of up to 30 animals, they are predominantly browsers. |
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Roan |
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These gregarious antelope live in stable herds in the same activity area for many years, and bulls defend females from interlopers. Serious fights can occur. Preferred habitat is lightly wooded savanna with open grassy areas and available water. They prefer to graze, but will browse if grass is sparse. |
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Sable |
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Majestic, with their long swept-back horns, these antelope stand out in the grassland habitat, although they prefer open sparse woodland with good stands of grass. Sables are found in herds of up to 30 animals and occasionally larger groups. |
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Tsessebe |
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Tseebe A dark reddish brown antelope with splayed horns on the face make the Tsessebe distinctive. Gregarious and diurnal, they are grazers almost exclusively, and will join large mixed herds with zebra, wildebeest and ostriches. |
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Waterbuck |
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Large, docile, gregarious animals, the Waterbuck is seldom far from water or riparian bush. They have an unpleasant flavor and are generally shunned by large predators, including crocodiles. They are readily identified by a white ring around the hind quarters; only the males have horns. |
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Wildebeest |
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Blue Wildebeest Massive herds of Wildebeest moving across Africa are legendary. Great mortality may occur during migrations. This is the favored prey of the Lion. Wildebeest are grazers, and prefer the morning and later afternoon times to feed. There are two types of Wildebeest that you may see while hunting with us: the Black Wildebeest and the Blue Wildebeest. |
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