Sable Antelope
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Re: Sable Antelope
Ja, we had this debate a few pages back...the females are meant to be lighter with smaller horns, this is the other way round!
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Re: Sable Antelope
Not if the males are youngsters.
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Re: Sable Antelope
On my S126 FOM thread I mentioned my fruitless search for Sable.
It has been many many years since I last saw one.
Where are the best areas/roads to see them??
It has been many many years since I last saw one.
Where are the best areas/roads to see them??
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Re: Sable Antelope
Basically the two best areas are the entire S-36 area (west of the Tshokwane-Satara tar road) and the Pretoriuskop/Afsaal area!
Over the last 5 years or so they have been seen quite a bit on the Salitje Road (S-30) and near Kruger Tablets (H1-2).
They seem to be increasing in the entire area north of the Letaba River up to Shingwedzi, but there is so little tourist traffic that sightings records are unclear.
One sad bit is that they used to be very common around Phalaborwa, and regularly seen north of Satara, but that has changed. (Sable dam and Witpens Suiping are named after them).
They can really pitch up anywhere, though!
Unusual localities for me have been Mpondo Dam, Magamba and Mlondozi.
Over the last 5 years or so they have been seen quite a bit on the Salitje Road (S-30) and near Kruger Tablets (H1-2).
They seem to be increasing in the entire area north of the Letaba River up to Shingwedzi, but there is so little tourist traffic that sightings records are unclear.
One sad bit is that they used to be very common around Phalaborwa, and regularly seen north of Satara, but that has changed. (Sable dam and Witpens Suiping are named after them).
They can really pitch up anywhere, though!
Unusual localities for me have been Mpondo Dam, Magamba and Mlondozi.
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Re: Sable Antelope
Seems quite a few in the Skukuza general area lately:
Kruger Sightings
Verified account @LatestKruger
18h18 hours ago
14:25
2 Sable antelop stationary on the other side of the river
H4-1, 200m N of Nkuhlu picnic site
Near Skukuza
Vis 2/5
Tinged by Jean - @discoverkruger1
Kruger Sightings
Verified account @LatestKruger
15h15 hours ago
17:11
8 Sable antelope stationary
H12, H1-2 junction
Near Skukuza
Vis 5/5
Tinged by the Cronje Pair
Kruger Sightings
Verified account @LatestKruger
15h15 hours ago
17:51
1 Sable antelope carcass
"Broken back leg on this poor animal."
H4-1, 2.5km E of the H11
Near Skukuza
Vis 5/5
Tinged by P Currell
Kruger Sightings
Verified account @LatestKruger
18h18 hours ago
14:25
2 Sable antelop stationary on the other side of the river
H4-1, 200m N of Nkuhlu picnic site
Near Skukuza
Vis 2/5
Tinged by Jean - @discoverkruger1
Kruger Sightings
Verified account @LatestKruger
15h15 hours ago
17:11
8 Sable antelope stationary
H12, H1-2 junction
Near Skukuza
Vis 5/5
Tinged by the Cronje Pair
Kruger Sightings
Verified account @LatestKruger
15h15 hours ago
17:51
1 Sable antelope carcass
"Broken back leg on this poor animal."
H4-1, 2.5km E of the H11
Near Skukuza
Vis 5/5
Tinged by P Currell
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Re: Sable Antelope
Surprising so far south
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Re: Sable Antelope
https://twitter.com/i/status/1045282519560663046
VIDEO
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19h19 hours ago
12:30
Sable antelope grazing
H12, 2km N of the bridge
Near Skukuza
Vis 5/5
Tinged by Maryam
VIDEO
Verified account @LatestKruger
19h19 hours ago
12:30
Sable antelope grazing
H12, 2km N of the bridge
Near Skukuza
Vis 5/5
Tinged by Maryam
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Re: Sable Antelope
Best area in the Park Talamati for Sable ..Granite soils ..Skikuza used to have many and Mala Mala means sable ..and they used to hunt them for meat instead of the then rare impala ..Now Impala got a foothold in over the decades and degraded the required Sable habitat where today the Impies are plenty and Sable plains have been replaced by unsuitable thorn thicket ...Sable occur well in the South Lisbeth ..Pretorius Kop Good example but Impala are less there