RED HARTEBEEST
		Shoulder Height:	125 cm
		Average Weight:	150 kg
		Gestation:	8 months
		Number of young:	1 calf
		Longevity:	16 years
		S.C.I. Min Score:	62
		S.C.I. Record Score:	79
		Rowland Ward Min. Length:	23"
		Rowland Ward Record Length:	29  1/2"
		Habitat:	Grassland and Savannah bushveld.
	RED HARTEBEEST (Alcelaphus buselaphus) are one of the fastest runners in Africa, capable of reaching speeds of up to 65 km/h and they are capable of keeping this speed up for a considerable distance, in similar fashion to their cousin, the Tssesebe, the fastest antelope in Africa.  They are found in north west South Africa, central and northern Namibia and southern Botswana.  They are grazers and do not take a browse material, and can also go completely without water, gaining all the moisture that they need from the food that they eat.  In fright the rocking-horse motion is comically exaggerated by the up and down bobbing of the long, rather lugubrious face.  They are very inquisitive often stopping to take stock of the situation.  These are gregarious animals, forming herds of usually 20 but can be a lot more.  The males are very territorial in habit and will defend their territories against other males.  In the absence of a dominant male, leadership may be temporarily assumed by an adult female. Predators:  Lions, Hyaenas, and the young by Cheetah.