Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
CommonPhoto: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mammalherbivore
The oribi is a petite, graceful antelope that roams the grasslands and savannas of eastern, southern, and western Africa. Males sport slender, ringed horns, while both sexes wear a sleek coat of golden-brown with a striking white belly and rump.
- Males have straight, smooth-tipped horns 8-18 cm long.
- They stand 50-67 cm tall at the shoulder.
- Their coat is glossy yellowish to reddish-brown with white undersides.
GrasslandSavannaAfrica
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Ourebia ourebi
- Habitat
- Grassland, Savanna
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)