The oribi, Ourebia ourebi, is a small antelope found in eastern, southern and western Africa. The sole member of its genus, it was described by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783, and eight subspecies are identified. It reaches 50 to 67 centimetres at the shoulder and weighs 12 to 22 kilograms, with a glossy yellowish to rufous brown coat, white underparts and rump, and thin straight horns in males only. Typically diurnal, it lives in small herds of up to four members, and males defend a territory of 25 to 100 hectares. It is primarily a grazer and prefers fresh grasses. The oribi has been classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, although numbers have declined because of agricultural expansion. It lives for 8 to 12 years in the wild.
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This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
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This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
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This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
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This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution; it occurs mainly in eastern, southern and western Africa, ranging from Nigeria and Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
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This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
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The oribi has been classified as Least Concern by the IUCN; numbers have declined due to agricultural expansion and competition from livestock.
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The oribi (; Ourebia ourebi) is a small antelope found in eastern, southern and western Africa.
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It is primarily a grazer, and prefers fresh grasses but also browses occasionally.
Lead, activity pattern
Typically diurnal, the oribi is active mainly during the day.
Threats and conservation
Hunting is a relatively minor threat, since the oribi shows some tolerance to hunting.
Reproduction
The oribi lives for 8 to 12 years in the wild, and for 12 to 14 years in captivity.
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The oribi occurs in a variety of habitats, from savannahs, floodplains and tropical grasslands with 10-100 centimetres (3.9-39.4 in) tall grasses to montane grasslands at low altitudes, up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above the sea level.
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This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
Distribution and habitat
This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution; it occurs mainly in eastern, southern and western Africa, ranging from Nigeria and Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Taxonomy
The sole member of its genus, the oribi is placed under the family Bovidae.
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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