Other herbivores attracted to these verdant pastures include elephant (Loxidonta africana), Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli) and eland (Taurotragus oryx). From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian flooded grasslands] Reference
The vast herds of large mammals, such as eland (Taurotragus oryx) and sable (Hippotragus niger), that once roamed the foothills of this ecoregion are long gone. From Wordnik.com. [South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
The area is home to a variety of ungulates, including the klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus), mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), and eland (Taurotragus oryx). From Wordnik.com. [Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands] Reference
The eastern giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus gigas) still survives in good numbers in the Central African Republic, especially in the western regions of the country, out of reach from Sudanese poachers. From Wordnik.com. [East Sudanian savanna] Reference
There are also many other ungulates: wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus (7,000 estimated in 1994), zebra Equus burchelli (4,000), eland Taurotragus oryx, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles Gazella granti and G. thomsoni (3,000). From Wordnik.com. [Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania] Reference
These include eland (Taurotragus oryx), which migrates seasonally between the woodlands and more open grasslands; the early flushes of grass attract these large-bodied bovines into the open areas at the onset of the rainy season. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian coastal flooded savanna] Reference
The more open grasslands and heathlands contain fewer mammal species, with the klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus), sable antelope (Papio cynocephalus), eland (Taurotragus oryx) and hyraxes (Procavia capensis) being the most conspicuous. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
A few hundred of the endangered Western subspecies of giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus) survive in Senegal and Mali, but it has been exterminated by over-hunting in all other countries of its former range, which used to extend to the Niger river in Nigeria. From Wordnik.com. [West Sudanian savanna] Reference
Particularly in the foothills and mountains, larger mammals such as Chacma baboon Papio ursinus, honey-badger Mellivora capensis, clawless otter Aonyx capensis, leopard Panthera pardus, aardvark Orycteropus afer, eland Taurotragus oryx, the regional endemic bontebok Damaliscus dorcas dorcas anddiverse mustelids and viverrids occur. From Wordnik.com. [Cape Floral Protected Areas, South Africa] Reference
Large populations of several antelopes are present and include an estimated population of 1,500-2,000 of the endemic grey rhebok Pelea capreolus, 1,000 reedbuck Redunca arundinum, and approximately 2,000 eland Taurotragus oryx; also bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, blue duiker Cephalophus monticola, klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus and oribi Ourebia ourebi. From Wordnik.com. [UKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, South Africa] Reference
The most frequently encountered mammals above the treeline are Kilimanjaro tree hyrax Dendrohyrax validus (VU), grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia and eland Taurotragus oryx, which occur in the moorland, with bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus and red duiker Cephalophus natalensis being found above the treeline in places, and buffalo Syncerus caffer occasionally moves out of the forest into the moorland and grassland. From Wordnik.com. [Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania] Reference
In (A.C. Walker & R.E. Leakey, E.s) The (Taurotragus oryx) in the rock art of southern Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), eland (Taurotragus oryx), zebra (Equus burchelli), buffalo (Syncerus caffer), and red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) all migrate within this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands] Reference
Other antelope of the ecoregion include bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), greater kudu (T. strepsiceros), common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) and eland (Taurotragus oryx). From Wordnik.com. [Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets] Reference
Also present, but more rarely seen ungulates include the following: common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei), buffalo (Syncerus caffer), steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), eland (Taurotragus oryx), and grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei). From Wordnik.com. [Western Zambezian grasslands] Reference
Although other game (e.g. wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas), quagga (Equus quagga), and eland (Taurotragus oryx)) were often involved in these migrations, springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) were by far the most numerous species. From Wordnik.com. [Nama Karoo] Reference
The large mammal fauna in this area includes roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), red buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus), elephant (Loxodonta africana), reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) and eland (Taurotragus oryx), which are represented in the Kisama National Park. From Wordnik.com. [Angolan scarp savanna and woodlands] Reference
Some of the largest populations of ungulates in southern Africa are found within the ecoregion, including eland (Taurotragus oryx), reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), grey rhebok (Pelea capreolus), black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) and a small population of oribi (Ourebia ourebi). From Wordnik.com. [Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests] Reference
Other species include elephant (Loxodonta africana), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardus), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), gemsbok (Oryx gazella), eland (Taurotragus oryx), kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), Damara dik dik (Madoqua kirki), and the black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi VU). From Wordnik.com. [Etosha Pan halophytics] Reference
The mammalian fauna of the Albany Thicket is characterized by different species of antelope including bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), grey rhebok (Pelea capreolus), mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), eland (Taurotragus oryx), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), cape grysbok (Raphicerus melanotis) and common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia). From Wordnik.com. [Albany thickets] Reference
This triggers the massive migration of wildebeest and zebra, later followed by Thomson’s gazelle and eland (Taurotragus oryx), from the plains to the Acacia-Commiphora woodlands. From Wordnik.com. [Serengeti volcanic grasslands] Reference
These areas reflect the southern extent of some species like the dibitag (Ammordorcas clarckei), and the northern extent of others, such as the common eland (Taurotragus oryx), Bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca) and Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchelli). From Wordnik.com. [Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets] Reference
The ecoregion is bound by the alluvial plains and rocky plateau of the Masai Xeric Grassland and Shrubland ecoregion and the Tana River to the northeast, which represent the extent of some species, such as the common eland (Taurotragus oryx), Bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca) and Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchelli). From Wordnik.com. [Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets] Reference
Other ungulates typical of this ecoregion include sable (H. niger), Lichtenstein’s hartebeest (Signoceros lichtensteinii), southern reedbuck (Redunca arundium), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), eland (Taurotragus oryx), and buffalo (Synerus caffer). From Wordnik.com. [Southern Miombo woodlands] Reference
Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchelli), eland (Taurotragus oryx), reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), oribi (Ourebia ourebi), and roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) are described as being indigenous to the montane grassland areas, but it is unlikely that populations of these large mammals survive in the ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
Other species include elephant (Loxodonta africana) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardus), Hartmann’s zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), gemsbok (Oryx gazella), eland (Taurotragus oryx), kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), roan (Hippotragus equines), steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), Damara dik-dik (Madoqua kirki) and the vulnerable, near-endemic black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi). From Wordnik.com. [Angolan Mopane woodlands] Reference
There are also buffalo Syncerus caffer, roan Hippotragus equinus, giant eland Taurotragus derbianus (about 1,000), Guinea baboon Papio papio, green monkey Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus, patas monkey Erythrocebus patas, bay colobus Colobus badius temmincki, all three African crocodiles: Nile Crocodylus niloticus, slender-snouted C. cataphractus (V) and dwarf Osteolaemus tetraspis, four tortoise species, and hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius, which is present in all three large watercourses in the park. From Wordnik.com. [Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal] Reference
Ungulates include zebra (Equus burchelli), roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), sable antelope (H. niger), bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), kudu (T. strepsiceros), sitatunga (T. spekei), reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), impala (Aepyceros melampus subsp. melampus), common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), oribi (Ourebia ourebi), steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), eland (Taurotragus oryx), blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), buffalo (Syncerus caffer), hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus), waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), puku (K. vardoni), and lechwe (K. lechwe). From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands] Reference
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