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Bongo
Tragelaphus euryceros (Ogilby, 1837)
Scene:
Bamboo forest belt, Aberdare Mountains, KenyaSponsor:
Dr Purvis L. MartinBackground artist:
Duncan Alanson Spencer (1911-1999)Bongos are mainly nocturnal and easily startled. Both males and females have long spiralled horns.
Bongos are preyed on by lions, leopards, spotted hyenas and hunted by humans. Pythons sometimes swallow bongo calves.
Biological Information
Range:
Montane forests of equatorial Africa
Habitat:
Montane forest
Status:
Endangered in West Africa
Diet:
Leaves and creeping vines
Further information about this species may be found on the Animal Diversity Web page for bongo.