Sable Antelopes

Sable Antelopes
Scientific name	Hippotragus niger
Lifespan	16 years (in the wild)
Diet	Herbivorous
Weight	Male: 235 kg Female: 220 kg
Height	117 - 140 cm (Adult, At Shoulder)
Length	190 - 225 cm
Conservation	Least Concern

Sable antelopes are a type of antelope that appear in The Lion Guard universe. They live in the Pride Lands.

Appearance

In the Real World

Sable antelopes are compact, barrel-chested mammals with thick necks and long, recurved horns. Coloration in adult females ranges from chestnut brown to brownish-black, while males turn black when they mature. They have white underbellies and white markings on their faces, with a black stripe running down their muzzle.

In The Lion Guard

The sable antelopes shown in The Lion Guard share the build and body shape of real sable antelope, but lack the black muzzle stripe. All of them are the same shade of deep brown.

Information

Sable antelopes inhabit wooded savannas and grasslands, never too far from a water source. Their diet consists mostly of grass, though they also eat herbs and leaves. Lions, leopards, crocodiles, hunting dogs, and humans are all predators of the sable antelope. Sable antelopes with defend themselves against predators using their horns. Female sable antelopes typically give birth to one calf at a time.

History

Bunga and the King

The Guard help a sable antelope

The Lion Guard helps out a herd of sable antelope trapped in mud. Beshte pushes one out, and it trots onto dry land with two other antelopes. Bunga sits on the back of another while it honks, and Kion and Fuli pull its horns. They halt for a moment, and the antelope issues another honking sound. Kion soon leaves to investigate a sinkhole, and Beshte lifts the antelope out with his head. It honks once again.