Gnus are one of the 140 species in the true antelope family, the Bovidae. Antelopes are distinguished from other hoofed animals such as deer, pigs, and horses by having unbranched horns.

In March 2021, a photograph supposedly showing an antelope with a large spiderweb between its horns started to circulate on social media: These are genuine photographs of a gemsbok, a large ...

Once found roaming the very southern edge of the African continent, the bluebuck antelope was hunted to extinction just 34 years after it was first scientifically described. Within that tiny window of ...

If juvenile males are not driven away, they can stay for a longer period with their mothers and have the benefits of herd protection. Once young males leave a herd, their horns continue growing ...

Why does a female antelope have horns? Published 12:00 am Friday, July 1, 2011 By Staff Report ...