Black Lechwe
Mammal. A medium-sized antelope, the black lechwe (LEECH-wee) grows to about a meter (3.3 ft) in height, weighing 60 to 128 kg (132 to 282 lb).
Black lechwe are found along the edges of the Bangwelu Swamp of Zambia in vast herds which are largely unworried by intruders.
The long rough, greasy coat varies in colour with subspecies: bright chestnut (Red lechwe K. l. leche), red-brown (Kafue lechwe K. l. kafuensis), or black (Black lechwe K. l. smithemani). Males generally darken with age.
Black lechwe (Kobus leche smithemani)
Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
European bison (Bison bonasus)
Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) ...
 See also: Lechwe, Antelope, Crocodile, Lion, Andean cat
  
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