- Giant Sable Antelope - Palanca Negra Gigante - Hippotragus niger variani
Palanca Negra Gigante - Giant Sable - Hippotragus niger variani in bronze and stainless steel by Bodo Muche.
The Giant Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger variani, also known in Portuguese as the Palanca Negra Gigante, is a large, rare subspecies of Sable Antelope native and endemic to the region between Cuango and Luando Rivers in Angola.
The Giant Sable Antelope is held in a great deal of respect by the country and people of Angola. This may be one of the reasons they survived the long civil war. In African mythology they symbolize vivacity, velocity, beauty and visual sharpness.
The Giant Sable Antelope is evaluated as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The Giant Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger variani, also known in Portuguese as the Palanca Negra Gigante, is a large, rare subspecies of Sable Antelope native and endemic to the region between Cuango and Luando Rivers in Angola.
The Giant Sable Antelope is held in a great deal of respect by the country and people of Angola. This may be one of the reasons they survived the long civil war. In African mythology they symbolize vivacity, velocity, beauty and visual sharpness.
The Giant Sable Antelope is evaluated as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.