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saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica)
Description
Antilope saïga
Date 1809-1845
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Schinz
Old Latin name Antilope saïga
New Latin name Saiga tatarica
Common name Nederlands: Saiga-antilope
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antilope_sa%C3%AFga_-_1809-1845_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ21400241.tif
The saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) is an antelope that originally inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe zone from the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains and Caucasus into Dzungaria and Mongolia. The scientific name of the saiga is Saiga tatarica. It is the sole extant member of its genus and is classified under the family Bovidae. |
