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antelope, any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals[1] belonging to the family Bovidae[2] (order Artiodactyla[3]). Antelopes account for over two-thirds of the approximately 135 species of hollow-horned ruminants[4] (cud chewers) in the family Bovidae, which also includes cattle[5], sheep[6], and goats[7]. One antelope, the Indian blackbuck[8], bears the Latin name Antilope cervicapra; nevertheless, antelope is not a taxonomic[9] name but a catchall term for an astonishing variety of ruminating[10] ungulates ranging in size from the diminutive royal antelope[11] (2 kg [4 pounds]) to the giant[12] eland[13] (800 kg [1,800 pounds]). (T...