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| | San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Antelope |
 | | Each hoof has a split down the middle, dividing the hoof into two toes. Because they live in wetlands and swamps, sitatungas Tragelaphus spekeii have wide hooves up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) across that help them walk on mud and mats of plants without slipping. |
 | | 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. |
| www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-antelope.html (1420 words) |
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