Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Tragelaphus spekii
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the antelope best adapted to life in water anywhere in the world, with extraordinarily long, splayed hooves that let it walk over floating vegetation and swamp islands without sinking.
Weight
24 kg – 125 kg
Size
72 cm – 1.2 m
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Animal Diversity Web; Dimensions.com; South African Wildlife; African Wildlife Foundation; Arkive; SeaWorld; Wikipedia (Sitatunga)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 13.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
