black male sable antelope drinking from the chobe river national park botswana africa

navigate by keyword : black male sable antelope drinking chobe river national park botswana africa yellowbilled oxpecker back oxpeckers perch large mammals eating ticks small insects botfly larvae parasites animals blood antelopes form herds females calves led single called bull threatened predators including lions confront attackers fightback aggressively scimitarshaped horns reach vulnerable rump area impale enemy binomial name hippotragus niger photographed safari boat historic game lodge

Black male sable antelope drinking from the Chobe River in Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pictured is a black male sable antelope drinking from the Chobe River in Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. A yellow-billed oxpecker is on his back. Oxpeckers perch on large mammals eating ticks, small insects, botfly larvae and other parasites, as well as the animals blood. The sable antelopes form herds of 10 to 30 females and calves led by a single male, called a bull. When sable antelopes are threatened by predators, including lions, they confront their attackers and fight-back aggressively. Using their scimitar-shaped horns that can reach to its vulnerable rump area , they can impale their enemy. The binomial name is Hippotragus niger. The antelope was photographed from the Chobe River on a safari boat from the historic Chobe Game Lodge.