Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
The common eland ranges through savannas, open woodland, and dry scrub across eastern and southern Africa. It both browses and grazes, taking leaves, grasses, seed pods, and fruits, and can go long periods without free water by using moisture in food. Adults are calm but immensely powerful, relying on speed, hoof blows, and long spiral horns when threatened. Both sexes carry horns, and large males develop a dark neck mane and a clicking sound in the knees as they walk.
- Type
- Horn / Brute
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Common Eland