Roan Antelope

Roan antelope are the second largest antelope found in Africa. Both sexes carry the back-curved horns, although the cow has a lighter and shorter horn than the bull.

Roan prefer open to lightly wooded grassland - avoiding areas with short grass. They are grazers and rarely browse. For calcium and phosphorus they will chew bones. Led by an adult bull they live in herds of up to 12 - larger herds would be from 30 - 80 individuals. The roan is a magnifient species, horse-like in appearance with very distinct colouring of black and white facial pattern, greyish brown in colour with a reddish tinge (roan).

Calves are dropped at any time of the year following a gestation period of approx. 280 days. The cow will leave the herd a few days prior to giving birth and will remain with the calf for the first few days before returning to the herd. After feeding the calf will move to a new hiding place so that predators cannot find it by following its mother's scent trail.