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Also called ‘Guib of water’, Sitantunga is an aquatic antelope who prefers living in marshy areas. The male is slightly larger than the female and differs by its dark brown fur and horns which can grow up to 90 cm long.

Habitat

African wetlands and swamps

Feed

Grasses and aquatic plants

Classification

Class

Mammals

Family

Bovidae

Scientific Name

Tragelaphus spekii

Legal Status

UICN : LC - Least Concern (2016)
EAZA : ESB

Sitatunga

Some Figures

Weight

75 kg

Life Expectancy

17 years

Gestation

8 months
1 or 2 babies

Withers Height

1,1 m

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