Red Hartebeest: Lyre Shaped Horn Antelope

The red hartebeest, also known as Alcelaphus buselaphus caama, is native to the grassy plains and savannahs of southern Africa. They can be found in countries such as Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana. These open grasslands provide the perfect habitat for the red hartebeest to roam and graze on the plentiful grasses that grow in the region.
Their most striking feature is their curved horns, which are shaped like a lyre and can grow up to 60 centimeters in length.
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[@indyreno2933]

You got the scientific name of the red hartebeest completely wrong, its correct scientific name is actually Alcelaphus caama caama.

[@FamiliarityWithAnimalsFWA]

I am Afraid after reading your comment because it is very wrong to make such a mistake. So I searched Google to verify. According to Wikipedia I am correct. I also searched google with the name you gave but did not find the correct information.

[@indyreno2933]

@FamiliarityWithAnimalsFWA, actually, no you are not, a recent study shows that hartebeests are not one species, they're actually two species, which are the Northern Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) and the Southern Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama), with the Jackson's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus jacksoni), the Lelwel Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel), the Senegal Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus major), the Swayne's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei), Tora Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora), and †Bubal Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus) being subspecies of the former and the Coke's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama cokii), Lichtenstein's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama lichtensteinii), and Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama caama) being subspecies of the latter.

[@FamiliarityWithAnimalsFWA]

@@indyreno2933 Thank you very much for such important information. I did not know this information. Nice to know from you. In the future I will work more carefully to avoid any misinformation.