Hippotragus Niger (Noun)
Meaning
Large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The hippotragus niger lives in large herds throughout the grasslands of East Africa.
- Hippotragus niger can often be found grazing alongside wildebeest in open plains.
- Conservation efforts are being implemented to protect the endangered hippotragus niger populations in the Serengeti.
- Large male hippotragus niger use their sharp backward-curving horns to fight each other during mating season.
- Zoologists carefully observe hippotragus niger in the wild to study their social behaviors and migration patterns.