? Topi Conservation status: Lower risk (cd)
Topi (or Tsessebe) (Botswana, 2002)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Alcelaphinae Genus: Damaliscus Species: D. lunatus
Binomial name
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell, 1823

Topi standing in Masai Mara

The Topi, or Tsessebe, as it is called in Southern Africa, (Damaliscus lunatus also known as Tiang or Korrigum) is a savannah and floodplain antelope found in Sudan, Chad, Kenya, Tanzania, and Southern Africa. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Download high resolution version (1398x1338, 222 KB)Tessebe, Okavango, Botswana, 2002. ... Jump to: navigation, search Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Jump to: navigation, search Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include... Jump to: navigation, search Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Placentalia Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes (extinct) Primates Proboscidea... Families Suidae Hippopotamidae Tayassuidae Camelidae Tragulidae Moschidae Cervidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Bovidae The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ... Subfamilies Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. ... Genera  Beatragus  Damaliscus  Alcelaphus  Sigmoceros  Connochaetes The subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... William John Burchell (1782 - 1863) was an English explorer and naturalist. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Download high resolution version (1536x1002, 1524 KB)African Topi African Topi standing in Masai Mara. ... Download high resolution version (1536x1002, 1524 KB)African Topi African Topi standing in Masai Mara. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... Savannah may refer to the following articles Cities Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Missouri Savannah, New York Savannah, Tennessee Other An alternate spelling of savanna - a type of grassland GNU Savannah - an aggregation of software development projects affiliated with the GNU project Savannah (film actress) - a pornographic film star SS Savannah, the... In geography, a floodplain is an area of relatively level land that is inundated from time to time. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ...

Topi stand over a metre tall at the shoulder and weigh 80 to 160 kilograms. Their coats are a rusty red colour with black legs, chest and a black strip running from forehead to the tip of the nose. The horns are lyre-shaped and are conspicuously ringed and can reach 70 centimetres in both sexes.

Topi live in savannah and floodplains where they eat mainly grass. Males hold territories from a few tens of thousands of square metres to a few square kilometres. These are marked out with urine, and dung. Topi form herds of up to twenty females and calves led by a male, but thousands of Topi may come together during migration. In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily comprised of a true grass or grasses, called turf. ... Jump to: navigation, search Urine is liquid waste excreted by the kidneys and eventually expelled from the body in a process known as urination. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dung can refer to: a synonym of manure (natural fertilizer consisting of animal feces) or the human equivalent Dung, Doubs, a commune in the Doubs département of France The McGillicuddy Serious Party of New Zealand campaigned on a policy of Free Dung, it is not... Migration occurs when living things move from one biome to another. ...

Males will engage in fights for territory and these are fought by lunging on to their knees while whacking each other with their horns. Topi can reach seventy kilometres an hour when frightened and will sometimes jump over each other to get away from a threat. They have the reputation of being the fastest of all antelopes.