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Antilopini
Antilopini is a tribe (taxonomy), tribe of bovids often referred as true Antelope, antelopes like gazelles. They live in and around the Saharan Desert, Sahara, Horn of Africa, throughout East Africa, eastern and southern Africa, and Eurasia , with the type species being the blackbuck of south asia. Depending on species, the females have either very short and/or thin horns compared with the males, or no horns at all. They have smooth and glossy tan and white coats. Most species in the group have black stripes and facial markings. They have a territorial male as a leader in herds and sometimes group with other species, such as Grant's gazelle joining with Thomson's gazelle. They can reach top speeds of and have the ability to jump and turn sharply. They have adapted well to running in open environments. References

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