Cape porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
The Nyala is one of the bovids that presents the most spectacular sexual dimorphism: adult males are twice as heavy as females and have beautiful twisted horns.
Habitat
Bush savannahs of southeastern Africa
Feed
Leaves, grasses, legumes, fruits and flowers
Classification
Class
Mammals
Family
Bovidae
Scientific Name
Tragelaphus angasii
Conservation status
IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2016)
EAZA: ESB
Some Figures
Weight
From 55-80 (females) to 100-120 kg (males)
Life Expectancy
18 years old
Gestation
8.5 months
1 babies
Height at the withers
0.80 (females) to 1.20 m (males)
Discover Also
Asiatic black bear
Ursus thibetanus
Plains zebra
Equus quagga boehmi
Red river hog
Potamochoerus porcus
Red necked wallaby
Wallabia rufogrisea
Northern Talapoin monkey
Miopithecus ogouensis