Bongo (antelope) - Wikipedia The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is a large, mostly nocturnal, forest-dwelling antelope, native to sub-Saharan Africa Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes, and long slightly spiralled horns
Bongo | African Rainforest Species | Britannica Bongo, (Tragelaphus eurycerus), the largest, most colourful, and most sociable of the African forest antelopes, belonging to the spiral-horned antelope tribe Tragelaphini (family Bovidae) It is also the third heaviest antelope, after the related giant eland and common eland
Bongo Animal Facts - Tragelaphus eurycerus - A-Z Animals The Bongo is a large species of antelope that is found inhabiting the jungles and forests of Eastern, Western, and Central Africa They are the largest forest-dwelling antelope species and one of the most distinctive, with a chestnut-colored coat and long horns that spiral as high as 90cm in males
Bongo - African Wildlife Foundation The bongo is the largest African forest antelope but populations are under threat Learn how AWF protects western and eastern bongos in their natural habitat
Bongo Antelope - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on Animalia. bio The bongo is a large forest-living antelope characterized by a striking reddish-brown coat with 10-15 vertical white stripes They have a thin mane running along their back The two sub-species are the Lowland bongo (the Western bongo) and the Mountain bongo (the Eastern bongo)
15 Bongo Antelope Facts - Fact Animal The bongo is a large, colorful forest antelope with a distinctive red chestnut coat, patterned with bold white stripes traversing its body from the base of the neck to its back end They have heavy, spiral horns that can grow up to 1m in legnth and slope over their backs
Bongo - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Bongos are browsers, eating the leaves and shoots of shrubs and trees They require sodium in their diet and will visit natural salt licks in the wild They have also been seen eating the wood from burned trees, possibly to obtain salt
Bongo Antelope Facts and Information | United Parks Resorts Bongos are the largest forest antelope Native people believe if they eat or touch bongo they will have spasms similar to epileptic seizures Because of this superstition, bongos have been relatively unharmed in their native ranges Population counts are sketchy as these are very secretive animals
Bongo | The Animal Facts | Appearance, Diet, Habitat, Behavior, Lifespan The bongo is a antelope with a spectacular chestnut coat which is marked with vertical white stripes A white crescent of fur runs across the chest White spots are present on the cheeks and white bands run around the legs