Hoof Stock – animals with hooves that are often hunted by carnivores
This category is also called ungulates and includes all animals with hooves. They are generally herbivores and include the animal families that are related to animals we’ve domesticated such as pigs, horses and cows. Unfortunately that makes them the target of carnivores, including humans. But that doesn’t mean they’re all gentle. Cape buffalos and rhinoceroses can be fierce fighters and defeat even lions and leopards.
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ADDAX Baby Addaxes are born the colour of desert sand to provide them with camouflage until they can move around with the herd. LEARN MORE» |
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BLACK DUIKER The Black Duiker has extremely large babies, weighing up to 6 lbs, or 15% of the body weight of its 40 lb mother. LEARN MORE » |
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CUVIER'S GAZELLE Cuvier’s Gazelles live in a matriarchal society, with a single male accompanying a herd of females. Like other gazelles, the Cuvier’s Gazelle run with a "stotting" or "pronking" gait, running stiff-legged with all four limbs landing together when playing or alarmed. LEARN MORE » |
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GREVY'S ZEBRA Newborn Grevy’s Zebra foals can walk within a few minutes of birth and can run just 45 minutes after being born. LEARN MORE » |
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JAPANESE SEROW Japanese Serow are the most primitive living Caprinae. Their fossils date back as far as 2 million years. LEARN MORE » |
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MASAI GIRAFFE The Masai Giraffe is the only four-legged animal able to deliver a sideways kick. Their kick is strong enough to decapitate a lion. Stay out of the way! LEARN MORE » |
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MOUNTAIN TAPIR Mountain Tapirs are generally active from late afternoon until early morning. They are normally shy and run from danger, but if cornered, they are vicious fighters with well-developed teeth as weapons. Here’s an odd fact – they communicate using a shrill whistle, which sounds more like a bird than a mammal. LEARN MORE » |
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PERE DAVID'S DEER In 1895 the entire species was reduced to just 18 animals. All of the Pere David's Deer existing today are descendants of just 11 of those 18 animals. LEARN MORE » |
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PERSIAN ONAGER The Persian Onager is related to many varieties of Asian asses. All are considered endangered and some varieties are extinct. The Persian Onager can run at 55 km per hour for extended periods of time. LEARN MORE » |
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SITATUNGA The Sitatunga is an amphibious antelope – it’s long splayed hooves allow it to swim great distances and walk through swampy marshes, but make it clumsy on land. The males are considerably larger than females and have long, twisting horns. LEARN MORE » |
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TAKIN Takin are from Asia, often referred to as the 'golden fleece'. LEARN MORE » |
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VICUNA The Vicuna lives in the high alps of the Andes. It is a relative of the llama and the alpaca. Vicunas produce small amounts of extremely fine wool which is very expensive because the animal can only be shorn every 3 years. The Inca raised them for their wool, and only royalty were allowed to wear Vicuna garments. LEARN MORE» |
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WILDEBEEST or GNU Twice a year, more than a million Wildebeest make an 800 mile migration in search of food. LEARN MORE» |
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