antelope
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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
A zebra-striped lounging chair to the left and a taxidermied antelope head on the wall behind hint at the wealth and leisure of its titular city — another subject of great interest to Hockney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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
In 2015, the antelope suffered a mass die-off and it was feared that the Ice Age survivors would become extinct.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
They were going back to the village, having shot one antelope and one deer with their bows and arrows.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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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
Gazelles and antelopes, and maybe even lizards, move by leaps and bounds-, few other things do. legendary.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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