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Damaliscus lunatus (Tsessebe)

basterhartbees, tsessebe [Afrikaans]; Leierantilope [German]; damalisque, sassaby [French]; inkolome, inkomozane [isiNdebele]; tshęntshębę [Sepedi]; tshentshebe, kgama ya lebasetere [Sesotho]; tshęsębę, kabolę [Setswana]; nondo [Shona]; mzanxi, inyamatane [siSwati]; ndzandzi, nondo [Xitsonga]; sebesebe [Lozi]; unsuru [Yei]; || Khamab [Nama] [Damara]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia >  Cynodontia > Mammalia (mammals) > Placentalia (placental mammals) > Laurasiatheria > Ferungulata > Cetartiodactyla (even-toed ungulates and cetaceans) > Ruminantia (ruminants) > Family: Bovidae (antelopes and buffalo) > Subfamily: Antilopinae

Damaliscus lunatus (Tsessebe)

Tssessebe, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Louise Meintjes ©]

Damaliscus lunatus (Tsessebe) Damaliscus lunatus (Tsessebe)

Damaliscus lunatus (Tsessebe), Marakele National Park, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]

Young Tsessebe, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Dave Scott ©]