4473 The long round horns of the sable antelope can be used as deadly weapons against predators

4474 Male sables do not get the full black colouring until they are about five years old

4475 I was told these are blesbok but they looked more like bontebok to me. The two are very closely related

4476 Bontebok are smaller southern cousins of the topi, and on average 8kg lighter than a blesbok

4477 Bontebok have very distinctive high contrast markings and white 'stockings'

4478 A young eland

4479 The tsessebe is another South African relative of the topi found in the Massai Mara in Kenya

4480 Sumplands snd floodplains are the usual habitat of tsessebe

4481 Southern Oryx, also known as the gemsbok

4482 Gemsbok range over vast dry areas of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa

4483 Red hartebeeste taking it easy. Both sexes have horns

4484 Red hartebeeste are distinguished by their horns which dont point back like the tsessebe, they first go up and then curve.

4485 Red hartebeeste are primarily grazers, eating grass, leaves and shoots

4486 The eland can survive without drinking water, by obtaining all they need from plants

4487 Warthogs will eat grasses, roots, fruits and even carrion. They can run at speeds up to 30mph

4488 A mature sable bull. They like savannah woodlands, often near water

4465 Blue wildebeeste are in small groups here, but will form massive herds in open savannah

4490 Zebras are thought to use their stripey pattern as an insect deterrence

4491 Zebra foals can stand within minutes of being born

4492 These are probably Burchell's zebras although attempts have been made to make them look more like the quagga

4493 A pair of Southern greater kudu

4494 Red hartebeeste

4495 Gemsbok

4496 Zebra will eat tough long grass as well as leaves and bark. They need water