TOPI GIVING BIRTH - Olare Motorogi Conservancy - Kenya November 2023

Topi is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa. The word topi is Swahili.
Calving normally occurs once a year and is timed for periods when grass supplies are plentiful. Nonetheless, topis are almost as flexible in their reproduction as they are in social organizations. If food supplies are particularly good, then they will conceive at different times of the year, with shorter intervals between calves. Females have also developed the ability to stall the labor process if they sense immediate danger. (Source: African Wildlife Conservation)