more shots of royal antelope

[rick93]

Hi friends,

Had some fun today shooting this male royal antelope.
Still amazes me how incredible small they are. Their legs are literary thinner than pencils.

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Thanks for looking-

 

[SCraig]

Beautiful litle animal but he sure looks like he'd rather be somewhere else. He looks like he's right on the edge of running.

How big is he? Judging from the leaves I'd say he could almost sit in a coffee cup.

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice shots - like the first one best.
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WesternGuy

 

[Bellezzo]

That is... the cutest thing. He looks so small.

 

[greybeard]

Great capture! Looks to be about the size of a house cat?

 

[rick93]

Thanks for the comments people!
@Scraig; I find it really hard shooting a shy little animal like this in a nice composition. Someday I might get a perfect one.
He was running (they run like the wind) and stopped to look back and that's when I shot these.
@Graybeard; they are really small. Smallest of the Worlds antelopes and one of smallest ungulates. Pretty much as big as a rabbit.
Shoulder hight about 25cm or 10 inches.

 

[Bellezzo]

Thanks for the comments people!
Smallest of the Worlds antelopes and one of smallest ungulates. Pretty much as big as a rabbit.
Shoulder hight about 25cm or 10 inches.

Haha he also looks a bit like my rabbit actually. Same eyes, same color, and same size apparently.

 

[Pixal]

This is adorable! It makes me want to take one home (

 

[rick93]

@Pixal; wouldn't be so hard (weight-wise) to send you one. I read that their babies only weigh 300 grams.....