Elands are spiral-horned antelopes, so I would suggest this antelope is a hybrid. Antelope hybrids are often found in game parks and in wildlife ranches. This happens because inappropriate mates share enclosures with a different species or a misidentified species. Most hybrids seem to occur between species within the same genus. but there are examples of such hybrids in the same subfamily.
This is an interesting antelope, Ishtan, and seems to be a hybrid. Could you please share some information about where you saw it, what kind of ungulate it is and add it to the Captive Animals mission, please?
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I agree with forestdragon this is just a young eland a lot of eland have stripes and this ones horns will start to spiral as it grows a bit older.
the one in this photo has white stripes and its horns have only just started spiraling
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/common-ela...
Elands are spiral-horned antelopes, so I would suggest this antelope is a hybrid. Antelope hybrids are often found in game parks and in wildlife ranches. This happens because inappropriate mates share enclosures with a different species or a misidentified species. Most hybrids seem to occur between species within the same genus. but there are examples of such hybrids in the same subfamily.
This looks like a young Eland to me (Taurotragus oryx). http://www.wildlifesafari.info/eland.htm...
They do sometimes have stripes.
Have a read of this http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Ante...
Very interesting indeed, the white stripes would suggest it has some nyala or bongo in it, but mixed with what i am not too sure.
This is an interesting antelope, Ishtan, and seems to be a hybrid. Could you please share some information about where you saw it, what kind of ungulate it is and add it to the Captive Animals mission, please?