OPENED: 1981
The hoofstock row displays pastures of hoofed animals from all over the world. Most hoofstock are located along the south side of Omaha's Zoo.
Dama Gazelle
The dama gazelle is the largest of the true gazelles. Both sexes have tightly ringed horns that appear lyre-shaped from the front and slightly S-shaped from the side. They are lightly built, with a long neck. Desert fringes of Southern Morocco and Senegal to Sudan are the home of this migratory species.
Sable antelope
The sable antelope is a large antelope characterized by its scythe-like horns. The horns are strongly ridged, rising vertically from the head then sweeping backwards in a pronounced curve, remaining parallel to each other. Sable antelope are found from Equatorial Africa, through Kenya to South Africa in brush forest, meadows with scattered trees and fringe forests along rivers, avoiding extensive open grass plains. The sable antelope's numbers are declining drastically due to loss of habitat and hunting.
Grevy's Zebra
The Grevy's zebra is native to Northern Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. They are characterized by narrow stripes of dark brown or black. They prefer the sub-desert country and dry bushed grassland where they mingle with other species, such as wildebeest, gazelles, and ostriches. Attempts to domesticate the zebra have been unsuccessful. A decline in the zebra population is due to land being fenced off for cattle. Zebras are subject to the same diseases as the domestic horse.
Warthog
The warthog is a member of the pig family with a long, thin mane extending from the nape of the neck to the rump, broken only in the middle of the back. The rest of body is covered with thin bristles. Both the skin and hair are dark brown or black. The facial warts, from which its name is derived, are more prominent on the male. They are native to the savannas and lightly forested plains of Africa, south of Sahara. The upper tusks are the largest and strongest of any pigs', however their main weapons are the smaller, sharper lower tusks. Warthogs have poor eyesight, but an excellent sense of smell and hearing. They feed by dropping onto callused knee pads and shuffling along ground, a necessary adaptation because their legs are longer than any other pig.
Bongo antelope
The bongo antelope is the largest forest antelope. Bongos have large ears and are bright chestnut to dark brown in color with vivid white-yellow markings and stripes. They are native to Central Africa.
Klipspringer antelope
The klipspringer antelope is short, stout and unlike any other antelope. Klipspringers have the ability to climb up nearly vertical rocky slopes due to their hooves, which are blunt, rubbery and nearly skid-proof. They use the tips of their hooves to stand, walk and leap. Klipspringers are found on rocky terrains in eastern and southern Africa. At the Omaha Zoo, the klipspringer antelope are in the zebra exhibit and in the African desert of the Desert Dome.
Scimitar-horned Oryx
The body of the Scimitar-horned Oryx is white with russet marking particularly on the neck, chest flanks and upper limbs. Both sexes have long, slender, parallel horns that are ringed and curve backwards. They normally avoid the desert, but are adapted to existence under hot and arid conditions. The Scimitar-horned Oryx are located by the elephants and rhinos.
Gaur
The gaur is the largest and most impressive of the wild cattle. The cows are considerably smaller than bulls. Bulls have short, dark brown to black hair, with white on the lower legs. Young calves are a uniform light brown. Both sexes have curved yellow-white horns with black tips separated by a hairy, bony ridge. They inhabit the large undisturbed forest tracts of India, Malay Peninsula, and southeast Asia. They are found in meadows only during the hot, dry season. Omaha's Zoo is the largest breeding herd in captivity. The gaur are located near the Omaha Depot Train Station.
Okapi
The okapi is the only known, living relative of the giraffe. Like the giraffe, the front part of the okapi's body extends much higher than the rear, it has a long black tongue used to gather food and clean its ears, and male okapi have two skin-covered horns on their heads. Okapi also have a horse-like head and zebra striped legs. The okapi are native to North-eastern Zaire in the Ituri rainforest. At Omaha's Zoo the okapi are found in front of the Birthday House.
Tufted Deer
The tufted deer is a primitive deer, larger than a muntjac while being similar in appearance. They are found in the mountainous forest areas of Central, South and Southeast China and Northern Burma. Tufted deer are frequently found near water. Both sexes bark when alarmed and during mating season. The tufted deer are found in Simmons free-flight Aviary at Omaha's Zoo.