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Also Known As	Alcelaphus buselaphus

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Coke's hartebeest, or kongoni (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei).

Red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama).

Line drawing comparing horn shapes and lengths in six African antelope species: giant sable antelope, greater kudu, bohor reedbuck, oribi, dibatag, and hartebeest, each labeled by name.

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