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antelope

[an-tl-ohp] / ˈæn tlˌoʊp /


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The bay duiker antelope, for example, gives birth to offspring that weigh about as much as the estimated newborn C. theotonicus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

He is notorious for his threats against a Bollywood actor who shot two blackbucks, a type of antelope that the Bishnoi sect worships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Such extremes can also spur desperate pocket gophers and antelope squirrels to strip off their outer layer of bark for sustenance, which can be fatal to the trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

The Saiga antelope is an example of a species that has benefited from being listed under the convention.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

She had seen many kinds of antelope: waterbuck, duikers, bushbuck, reedbuck, and a few large kudu, whose harsh bark sometimes rang through the forest.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Nina, the landowners' representative, added that unlike the latest incident, previous cases of poisoning in farms had affected zebras and antelopes, which raid the same areas.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

A genetic adaptation that allows animals such as yaks and Tibetan antelopes to survive in thin air may also point to a new way to repair nerve damage in humans.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

Sen. Adam Schiff and California Gov. Gavin Newsom — are rendered as giraffes, turtles, antelopes and other animals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

When the floods spill over Botswana’s Okavango Delta every year, fat antelopes congregate in lush grazing grounds and big predators treat the islands like snack bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

The looming shapes of animals bunched up inside: antelopes, bushbucks, broadheaded warthogs with warthog children running behind them.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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