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Taurotragus oryx
Common eland, also known as southern eland or eland antelope, is the largest African antelope belonging to the family Bovidae. It is quite cattle-like in appearance, especially from far away. It is a massive antelope, an adult male up 1,5 m high in shoulder. Coloration is tawny-fawn to grey, with light vertical stripes, more visible on the shoulder than at the rear. They have a hump on the shoulders, and a dewlap at the base of the neck - both features become more prominent in older males. Horns are present in both sexes - horns have several tight twists, and range in length between 60 to 100 cm.
This massive antelope is found in savannas, plains and lightly wooded areas of East and Southern Africa, here observed in Nairobi National Park.
As Nairobi National park is very close or almost inside the city, I felt free to include spottings generated there in Urban diversity... please feel free to correct me...
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