Biological characteristic

Biological characteristic The Giant eland is somewhat bovine like the Common eland, yet more elegant, in spite of its size. It is a massive antelope with body length of 290 cm in the bulls, 220 cm in the cows, and its height at the withers is between 150 and 176 cm in the bulls, 150 cm in the cows. Males can reach weights of 450-907 kg, females 440 kg. Horn length ranges from 80 to 123 cm (Kingdon 1982; 1997). Its overall colour is ruddy fawn or chestnut, sometimes with a tint of bluish grey… More information...

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