Males hold large territories, which they mark by digging up soil with their horns around the borders.

Lichtenstein's hartebeest have good eyesight but a poor sense of smell.

Add in local migration from other herds and it may a form of anti predator grouping to protect newborn calves.

However, Bachelor males are often found alone countering the herd mentality (Dowsett 1966; Wilson 1966; Rodgers 1977).

The rutting period (breeding season) runs typically from mid October to January, although slight variations exist between different locations (Dowsett 1966).

There are numerous stereotyped behaviour patterns in the repertoire of the genus Alcephalus that are directly associated with territorial defence (von Richter 1972).