Editing Sable antelope (section)

==Description==
The sable antelope is [[sexually dimorphic]], with the male heavier and about one-fifth taller than the female.<ref name=nowak>{{cite book |last=Nowak |first=R. M.|title=Walker's Mammals of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/walkersmammalsof0001nowa |url-access=registration |date=1999|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|location=Baltimore, Maryland |isbn=0801857899|pages=1174–5|edition=6th}}</ref> The head-and-body length is typically between {{convert|190|and|255|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=huffman>{{cite web|last=Huffman|first=B.|title=Sable antelope |url=http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Hippotragus_niger.html|publisher=Ultimate Ungulate|access-date=6 March 2014}}</ref> Males reach about {{convert|117|-|140|cm|in|abbr=on}} at the shoulder, while females are slightly shorter. Males typically weigh {{convert|235|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|220|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=estes>{{cite book|last=R. D.|first=Estes|title=The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals, Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates|date=1999|publisher=Chelsea Green Pub. Co.|location=White River Junction|isbn=1890132446|pages=[https://archive.org/details/safaricompaniong00este_0/page/98 98–100]|edition=Rev.|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/safaricompaniong00este_0/page/98}}</ref> The tail is {{convert|40|-|75|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, with a tuft at the end.<ref name=nowak/><ref name=huffman/>

The sable antelope has a compact and robust build, characterized by a thick neck and tough skin.<ref name=nowak/> It has a well-developed and often upright mane on its neck, as well as a short mane on the throat.<ref name=estes/> Its general colouration is rich chestnut to black. Females and juveniles are chestnut to dark brown, while males begin darkening and turn black after three years. However, in southern populations, females have a brown to black coat. Calves less than two months old are a light tan and show faint markings.<ref name=estes/> The underparts, cheek, and chin are all white, creating a great contrast with the dark back and flanks.<ref name=nowak/> Long, white hairs are present below the eyes, and a wide, black stripe runs over the nose.<ref name=huffman/>
[[File:Sable Profile Chobe.jpg|alt=Sable Antelope|thumb|296x296px|Adult male in Chobe National Park, Botswana]]
Both sexes have ringed horns which arch backwards. In females, these can reach {{convert|61|-|102|cm|in|abbr=on}}, while in males they are {{convert|81|-|165|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=estes/> The average lifespan of the sable antelope is 19 years in the wild and 22 years in captivity.<ref name=adw>{{cite web|title=''Hippotragus niger'' (mbarapi or sable antelope) |url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Hippotragus_niger/ |work=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology|publisher=Animal Diversity Web |access-date=6 March 2014}}</ref>

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File:Rappenantilope-06.jpg|Juvenile animal in captivity
File:Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) young male.jpg|Young bull at [[Tswalu Kalahari Reserve]], South Africa
File:Milwaukee Public Museum February 2023 56 (Africa--Central Africa--Wooded Savanna- Sable).jpg|The ''Wooded Savanna: Sable'' diorama at the [[Milwaukee Public Museum]]
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