The African sitatunga is the swamp specialist of the antelope family. While most of its relatives prefer open savannas or woodlands, the sitatunga is all about wetlands, marshes, and swampy forests. If there is soggy ground that makes walking tricky for everyone else, chances are the sitatunga is right at home. It has long, splayed hooves that act almost like built-in snowshoes, helping it balance on muddy, waterlogged terrain without sinking in. Think of it as the antelope version of someone who trained their whole life just to dominate the obstacle course at a water park.

Sitatungas are also expert hiders. When danger shows up, they do not bolt across the landscape like impalas. Instead, they slip quietly into the water and submerge themselves with just their noses poking out, like little periscopes. To a predator, it is basically “nothing to see here” while the sitatunga is chilling underwater like a swamp ninja.

They are not quite as fast or flashy as their savanna cousins, but they make up for it with stealth, patience, and an Olympic-level ability to lurk in murky wetlands. In the great antelope lineup, the sitatunga is the mysterious one hanging out at the edge of the party, staying low-key and out of sight.

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