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| | San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Antelope |
 | | and eland Taurotragus sp., twist in interesting spirals; others have ridges, like those of the impala Aephyceros melampus and the sable antelope Hippotragus niger; and others grow in wide curves with a sharp point on the end, like those of the wildebeest Connochaetes sp. |
 | | The majority of antelope use the hiding approach, like elands, greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros, roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, waterbucks, klipspringers, and duikers. |
 | | In some species that live in groups the mother, called a dam, goes away from the herd to give birth, and when the calf is strong enough, she moves it to another location where there are bushes, long grasses, rocks, or a thicket to hide the youngster from predators. |
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