COMMON ELAND

Tragelaphus oryx

  • Common name:
    COMMON ELAND

    Scientific name:
    Tragelaphus oryx

    Class:
    Mammals

    Order:
    Artiodattili

    Family:
    Bovidae

    Provenance:
    Southern Central Africa

    Diet:
    Fodder grasses

    Habitat:
    Open regions

    Reproduction:
    260 days 1 puppy for childbirth

  • The common eland is the biggest of the African Antilopes.

    Both the males and females alike have horns; the males have stronger more massive ones than the females. They live in small groups and rest willingly under the shady trees of the savannah and the steppe. Despite its size and weight, the Eland Antilope can jump 2 meters high.

    Females give birth to a calf after a gestation of 260 days.