Name: Oribi
Scientific Name: Ourebia ourebi

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Description

The Oribi is a small, graceful antelope with a long slender neck and pointed ears. The coat is a silky yellowish color, sometimes with a reddish tinge on the back, contrasting sharply with their pure white under parts.  The top part of their tail is black and there are black spots below the ears.  Only the males have horns.

Habitat

Open grassveld or floodplains in well watered areas, with or without scattered trees and shrubs. Found especially in areas with short grass and isolated patches of tall grass for shelter. Avoids large stretches of tall grass, woodland and dense bush.

Distribution

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).