{"id":8653,"date":"2018-06-02T15:57:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/?post_type=sight-projects&#038;p=3999"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:16:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:16:19","slug":"sable-antelope","status":"publish","type":"sight-projects","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/projects\/sable-antelope\/","title":{"rendered":"Sable Antelope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  fetchpriority=\"high\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4269 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-side.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-side.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-side-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-side-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-side-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-side-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Sable Antelope &#8211; Hippotragus niger (Afrikaans name Swartwitpens) is a threatened and rarely seen animal. The bull is pitch black with white facial markings and the cows and subadults are reddish brown or chestnut in colouring.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4271 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Antelope-Sable-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>They prefer long grass with lots of bushes and shrubs. They feed mainly on grass but are known to browse during the very dry periods. We came across this magnificent male near Skukuza in the Kruger National Park. How lucky were we to see him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sable Antelope &#8211; Hippotragus niger (Afrikaans name Swartwitpens) is a threatened and rarely seen animal. 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