antelope
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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
In the 1990s, he even introduced a herd of scimitar-horned oryxes, as part of a conservation effort to protect the endangered Saharan antelope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
In that case, sources said, most new Joshua tree growth would come from seeds brought into the burn scar by seed dispersers like antelope squirrels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
She cupped it in her hands for a moment and then leaped on her brother like an antelope.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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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
Experts say wolves attack humans or livestock only as a last resort when they are starving, preferring less dangerous prey such as small antelopes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
The antelopes did not leap gracefully as I imagined they would; they wheeled like spooked horses around the inside of the circle, then suddenly veered out as if by accident or blindness.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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