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Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

Description:

The male stands up to 110 cm (3.5 feet), the female is up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. The male has loosely spiraled horns and a long fringe on throat and underparts; the female has no horns and no noticeable fringe. The male is dark brown, white on the face and neck, with vertical white stripes on the body. The female is reddish brown with white vertical striping. (wikipedia)

Habitat:

St.Louis zoo

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2 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

If this was seen at a Zoo or Park, please list it on your page as such.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Nice shot! I was amazed to see just how different the sexes look - almost like completely different species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/709...

Golden Jackal
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Spotted on Nov 27, 2011
Submitted on Nov 27, 2011

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