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Although antelope and buffalo are both in the family bovidae, a buffalo isn't a large antelope. That's especially true of the animals that Americans call buffal
by onychomys 8y ago
Although antelope and buffalo are both in the family bovidae, a buffalo isn't a large antelope. That's especially true of the animals that Americans call buffalo and antelope, where Antilocapra isn't even in that same family.
- yesbabyyes 8y agoMy bad; the ancient Greeks were not so discriminating. ;) I am aware that the bison is not even a buffalo. But then again, it is, isn't it? That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that it? It is.
- yesenadam 8y agoI found this fascinating: "An antelope is a member of a number of even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelopes comprise a wastebasket taxon (miscellaneous group) within the family Bovidae, encompassing those Old World species that are not cattle, sheep, buffalo, bison, or goats." - they're defined by where they're from and what they aren't. There are 91 species. So, for example, a gnu (wildebeest) is an antelope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope