Sable Antelope herd.  At first Newton and Glen thought that maybe this herd was a variety of Sable that were brown rather than black until we spotted the alpha male.  The one we saw at Vumbura was black but we only had a fleeting sight as he disappeared into the underbrush.  This herd was out in the open.  This picture shows the male patrolling his family.

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