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Eastern Bongo  Tragelaphus eurycerus,Western/Lowland Bongo Click/tap to enlarge

Eastern Bongo

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  1. My dream is to see one of these in the wild! Posted 12 years ago
    1. I have spoken to a woman who came from Kenya and she has only two bongo one was in a park and it walked into the clearing and the other was in the Zoo. It would be amazing to witness it, they are such stunning animals Posted 12 years ago

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The bongo is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate. It is among the largest of the African forest antelope species. Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes and long slightly spiralled horns. Indeed, bongos are the only tragelaphid in which both sexes have horns. They have a complex social interaction and are found in African dense forest mosaics.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Graeme Ruck
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Aug 2, 2013. Captured Apr 22, 2012 15:31.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO800
  • 190mm