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I seldom write a Post based on just one photo.
However, this photo is so excellent, in revealing the true nature of Alcelaphus caama, that I am indeed Posting it here, in its own right.
(The location, mislabelled, is actually Mountain Zebra National Park.)
This illustrates the full conspicuousness of the bleeze on the hindquarters, accentuated by
I have reviewed thousands of photos of A. caama, and this one is outstanding among them all.
Also please see the first comment, below.
ADDENDUM:
I have just found this footage of stotting (with the caudal flag activated) in A. caama:
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/44721343-antelope-hartebeest-running-slow-motion
Please note that an individual in the background begins to stot, as well.
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On the Web, there are currently fewer than 12 photos of stotting (including style-trotting) in Alcelaphus caama.
The following is the most spectacular. Once again, note the activation of the caudal flag.
adult female:
https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/red-hartebeest-alcelaphus-caama-jumping-kgalagadi-transfrontier-park-south-africa/YZ6-1408670
The following shows how precocial the caudal flag is, in Alcelaphus caama.
3 weeks old:
https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/red-hartebeest-alcelaphus-buselaphus-caama-calf-standing-kalahari-gemsbok-n-p-kgalagadi-transfrontier-park-northern-cape-south-africa-december/FHR-10526-00053-819
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