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Roan Antelope
Bastergemsbok · Hippotragus equinus
The roan is one of Kruger's largest and rarest antelope, second in size only to the eland. It has a sandy grey-brown coat, a striking black-and-white face mask and long, tufted, donkey-like ears. Both sexes carry shorter backward-curving horns. Roan need large areas of tall grassland and are only found in a few special corners of the park.
Log your Roan Antelope sighting — free →How to identify it
Look for the black-and-white clown-like face mask and long tasselled ears, paler and bigger-eared than the black sable.
Look for its tracks
Large cloven hoof like sable's but bigger; broad rounded halves — among the biggest antelope tracks.
Where to see it in Kruger
Very localised, restricted to the tall-grass plains of the far north around Mopani and the Letaba district.
Did you know
The rare roan has long tufted ears like a donkey's and a black-and-white face that looks a bit like a clown mask.
Often confused with
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