Is a Sable an antelope ?

Answer 1

The Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger) is an antelope that inhabits wooded savannah in East Africa south of Kenya, and in Southern Africa. There are two subspecies: H. n. niger which is considered low risk conservation dependent and the Giant Sable Antelope (H. n. varani) of central Angola which is classified as critically endangered.

The Sable Antelope stands 120 to 140 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh 200 to 270 kilograms, males being larger than females. Female Sable Antelope are chestnut to dark brown darkening as they mature while males are very distinctively black. Both sexes have a white underbelly, white cheeks and a white chin. They have a shaggy mane on the back of their neck. Sable antelope have ringed horns which arch backward, in females these can reach a meter, but in males they can reach over one and a half meters.

Sable Antelope live in wooded savannah where they eat mid-length grass and leaves. They are diurnal but are less active during the heat of the day. Sable Antelope form herds of ten to thirty females and calves led by a single male. Sable Antelope males will fight among themselves; they drop to their knees and use their horns.

The sable antelope was one of the national emblems of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

The sable antelope was also introduced into Texas as game in private ranches

Answer 2

A sable antelope is an antelope. Otherwise, a sable is a marten-like rodent prized for its fur.

Answer 3

It is both an Antelope and a Marten.

The sable (Martes zibellina) is a small mammal, closely akin to the martens, living in northern Asia from the Ural Mountains through Siberia and Mongolia to Hokkaido in Japan. Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia. It has achieved fame for its fur, which is integrated into various clothes fashions (for example the shtreimel). Sables range in color from tan to black, black being the most prized.

Sables are diurnal carnivores, using their sense of smell and hearing to hunt for small prey. They have been observed to hide in their dens for days during periods such as snow storms, or when they are being hunted by humans. In the wild they are potentially vicious; although there are "domesticated" sables who have been described as playful, curious, and even "tame" (if taken from their mother at a young age). They are mostly terrestrial, hunting and constructing dens on the forest floor. They feed on chipmunks, squirrels, mice, small birds and fish. When primary sources are scarce they eat berries, vegetation, and pine nuts. When weather conditions are extreme they will store their prey in their den.

The name sable appears to be Slavonic in origin: compare Russian sobol, whence various languages have adapted the term: German Zobel, Dutch Sabel; the French zibelline Spanish cibelina, cebellina and Mediaeval Latin zibellina derive from the Italian form. The English and Mediaeval Latin word sabellum comes from the Old French sable or saible.

Sable hair is used both for the fur industry as well as for paint brushes. Sable fur makes the finest water color or oil paint brushes and is especially sought after by artists. Kolinsky Sable brushes, produced using the winter fur of the male sable, are considered the highest quality artist brushes available.

The term has become a generic description for some black-furred animal breeds, such as sable cats or rabbits.

The lyrics of a popular Christmas song "Santa Baby" by Marilyn Monroe makes mention a sable thusly, "Santa Baby, slip a sable under the tree, for me." In this usage it refers to an article of clothing such as a coat or stole made of the fur of the sable.

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mustelidae

Genus: Martes

Species: M. zibellina


Binomial name:
Martes zibellina

See first post for Antelope description.

Answer 4

Yes.

Answer 5

yes

I mean no. It's a rodent.