Red Hartebeest - Galloping Red

A Red Hartebeest gallops over a green field with another looking on.

In my local Afrikaans language, the name is directly translated into "Heart-shaped Cow", which refers to the shape of the horns looking front on.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Fantastic action shot and species intro!

I happen to understand these words as well in my local language, dutch :) Posted 10 years ago
1. Living Wild
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for commenting. I forgot ... 1652 Jan van Riebeeck found the Cape, on tour from Holland. And that is where we (Afrikaners) come from. We are basically family ! ... ha, ha. Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    That's right :) I can understand some written Afrikaans, but when hearing it, I don't understand most of it. Posted 10 years ago

morpheme

Lion

That's awesome - his facial expression is so bored looking but his body language says otherwise. Posted 10 years ago
1. Living Wild
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for commenting. Absolutely, this antelope has a much "longer" face than other proportionate animals. There is no real reason for this, but it does make them look very "bored". Appreciate the comment. Thanks. Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Or as they say, "why the long face"? I believe it's from Shrek 2. Posted 10 years ago

The Red hartebeest

The red hartebeest is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Bovidae family found in Southern Africa. More than 130,000 individuals are left. The red hartebeest is closely related to the tsessebe and the topi.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

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