“The xishan sutra has mentioned in shanhaijing is a gazelle. Antelope is a general term for a group of even-toed ungulates in the family bovidae. There are altogether 86 species of antelopes, which belong to 11 groups and 32 genera. There is no specific family or genus for antelopes in taxonomy. Antelopes are characterized by their hollow and strong horns, which are different from the ruminants such as cattle and sheep. There is a consensus that the antelope is a group, and the Antelope Expert Group, established by the Species Survival Committee, is a unit of zoological research and conservation.
