Common Eland
Common Eland
The largest and slowest species among antelopes
The eland antelope is a species of African antelope that inhabits the savannas and plains of eastern and southern Africa.
Females, weighing between 300 and 600 kg, are smaller than males, which can reach a weight of 400 to 942 kg.
Males have spiral horns, and females use them to protect their young from predators.
Characteristics
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Scientific name:
Tragelaphus oryx
Habitat:
Forest, savannah, dense vegetation, grassland
Origin:
Africa
Current trend:
Stable
Number of individuals in the world:
90.000-110.000
Lifetime:
15-20 years
*Source iucnredlist.org
In the Palić Zoo, we have two males, a female and two cubs in one outlet, the boy Fića, who was born on January 11, 2023, and the girl Fiona, who was born on April 24, also this year. In the outlet with the ostriches and the zebra lives another, younger male who arrived from the Beo Zoo and who has not yet been accepted by our mother herd. It gets along well with the Chikosh zebra and ostriches, just like antelopes do in nature.
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