Lelwel Hartebeest
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The Lelwel Hartebeest is an antelope
native to Central African Republic
, Chad
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
, Ethiopia
, Kenya
, Sudan
, Tanzania
and Uganda
.
The Lelwel Hartebeest can hybridize with Coke's Hartebeest
to make the Kenya Highland Hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × cokii), or with Swayne's Hartebeest
to make the Neumann Hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × swaynei).
Antelope
Antelope is a term referring to many even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelopes comprise a miscellaneous group within the family Bovidae, encompassing those old-world species that are neither cattle, sheep, buffalo, bison, nor goats...
native to Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
and Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
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The Lelwel Hartebeest can hybridize with Coke's Hartebeest
Coke's Hartebeest
Coke's Hartebeest or Kongoni is an antelope native to Kenya and Tanzania.It can hybridize with Lelwel Hartebeest to make the Kenya Highland Hartebeest ....
to make the Kenya Highland Hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × cokii), or with Swayne's Hartebeest
Swayne's Hartebeest
Swayne's Hartebeest is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. It has been extirpated from Somalia....
to make the Neumann Hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × swaynei).