Grey Rhebok
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| Grey Rhebok | |
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| At the San Diego Zoo | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Peleinae Gray, 1872 |
| Genus: | Pelea Gray, 1851 |
| Species: | P. capreolus |
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| Pelea capreolus (Forster, 1790) |
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The Grey Rhebok or Grey Rhebuck (Pelea capreolus, locally known as the Vaal Rhebok or Vaalribbok in Afrikaans) is a species of antelope endemic to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland.
They prefer grassy, montane habitat, and carry a woolly grey coat to insulate them from the cold of their habitat. Only the males carry the straight horns. Males become extremely aggressive during the breeding season.
The Afrikaans/Dutch spelling, Reebok, is responsible for the name of the British sportswear manufacturing company Reebok.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Pelea capreolus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
