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. 2014 Jun 25:626–645. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-7397-8.00063-3

TABLE 63-2.

Recommended Housing Conditions for Selected Species of Antilocapridae and Bovidae*

Common Name Native Range Native Climate Minimum Barrier Height (feet) Minimum Exhibit Size
(square feet)
Minimum Holding Size
(square feet)
Temperature
(° F)
Pronghorn Not available Temperate 8 600 200 45–100

SUBFAMILY AEPYCEROTINAE
Impala African Tropical 8 600 200 45–100

SUBFAMILY ALCELAPHINAE
Hartebeest, wildebeest, bontebok, blesbok, topi African Tropical 8 600 200 45–100

SUBFAMILY ANTILOPINAE
Dik-dik, royal antelope, steenbok, klipspringer African Tropical 8 200 140 45–100

Suni African Arid 8 200 140 45–100

Addra, Mhorr, Dorcas, Speke gazelle African Arid 8 400 92 45–100

Grant, Thomson's, slender-horned, red-fronted,
Soemmerring gazelle
African Tropical 8 400 92 45–100

Saudi goitered gazelle Asian Arid or tropical 8 400 92 45–100

Cuvier gazelle African Arid 8 600 92 45–100

Springbok African Arid 8 400 140 45–100

Gerenuk African Arid 8 400 140 60–100

Blackbuck Asian Tropical 8 400 140 45–100

SUBFAMILY BOVINAE
Common, giant eland African Tropical 10 600 200 45–100

Lowland nyala
Eastern bongo
Lesser, greater kudu
Sitatunga
African Tropical 8 600 200 45–100

Nilgai Asian Tropical 8 600 200 45–100

Bushbuck African Tropical 8 400 140 45–100

SUBFAMILY CEPHALOPHINAE
Crowned, Maxwell blue, red-flanked duiker African Tropical 8 200 140 45–100

Bay, black duiker African Tropical 8 400 140 45–100

Yellow-backed duiker African Tropical 8 600 200 45–100

SUBFAMILY HIPPOTRAGINAE
Roan, sable antelope African Tropical 8 600 200 45–100

Addax, gemsbok scimitar-horned, Arabian oryx African Arid 8 600 200 45–100

Beisa, fringe-eared oryx African Arid or tropical 8 600 200 45–100

SUBFAMILY REDUNCINAE
Common, Defassa waterbuck
Uganda kob red, Nile lechwe
African Tropical 8 600 200 45–100

Rhebok African Tropical 8 400 140 45–100
*

Personal communication: D. Beetem and M. Fischer, AZA Antelope Taxon Advisory Group.