The large savannah-dwelling roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is named for its roan colour – a reddish brown. One of Africa’s largest bovids, only exceeded in size by the African buffalo and eland,
it is found in western, central, and southern Africa. It has a grey or reddish-brown coat, a black-and-white clown-like facemask — that is darker in males than females — and long, tasseled ears. Both sexes have backward-curving horns, although they are shorter in the females. It can run at around 50kph (30mph).
