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Distinguished by a pair of hollow horns on their heads antelopes belong to the same family as cattle, goats, and sheep. Unlike deer, which have branched antlers that they shed annually, antelopes have pointed horns that they keep throughout their life. About 100 species of antelopes live in Africa and Asia, including some of the worlds fastest and most elegant hoofed mammals, as well as some of the most endangered. Antelopes typically have a light, elegant figure, are slender, have graceful limbs, small cloven hoofs and a short tail. Antelopes have powerful hindquarters and, when startled, run with a peculiar bounding stride.