Bangweulu Tsessebe
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The Bangweulu Tsessebe (Damaliscus superstes) is an antelope
found in northeastern Zambia
. Naturalist
F. Cotterill recognized the tsessebes in northeastern Zambia in the southern Bangweulu Flats as a new species
based on differences in pelage and cranial morphology.
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...
found in northeastern Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. Naturalist
Naturalist
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F. Cotterill recognized the tsessebes in northeastern Zambia in the southern Bangweulu Flats as a new species
Cetartiodactyls discovered in the 2000s
This page is a list of species of the branch Cetartiodactyla discovered in the 2000s. This branch contains animals classified under the orders Cetacea and Artiodactyla...
based on differences in pelage and cranial morphology.