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Golden Gallop - Red Hartebeest A Red Hartebeest in full gallop, with a golden sunset sky in the background.  It is a characteristic of this antelope to run in this manner (with all 4 hooves off the ground).  <br />
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Photographed in the wilds of Namibia, southwestern Africa.  Alcelaphus buselaphus caama,Fall,Geotagged,Namibia,Red hartebeest,antelope,gallop,quick,run Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Golden Gallop - Red Hartebeest

A Red Hartebeest in full gallop, with a golden sunset sky in the background. It is a characteristic of this antelope to run in this manner (with all 4 hooves off the ground).

Photographed in the wilds of Namibia, southwestern Africa.

    comments (3)

  1. It looks as though it could be playing! Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thanks for the comment Travis. Yeah, they are real funny looking, especially their very long faces (literally). Posted 10 years ago
  2. This shot makes me want to shout "weeeeeeeeeeeee"! :) Posted 10 years ago

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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.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Living Wild
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Uploaded Jan 30, 2015. Captured May 25, 2014 17:01 in D2874, Namibia.
  • Canon EOS REBEL T2i
  • f/6.3
  • 1/332s
  • ISO100
  • 313mm