Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The nyala is an antelope of south-eastern Africa with one of the most marked cases of sexual dimorphism in the family. The male is slate grey, with a long mane along the back and belly, spiral horns with pale tips and intensely orange legs; the female is chestnut, striped with white and hornless, to the point of looking like a different species. It lives in dense scrub near water and browses leaves and fruit, often beneath the trees where monkeys are feeding, taking what they drop.
Weight
55 kg – 140 kg
Size
1.4 m – 2 m
Life expectancy
16 years
