Eland
Taurotragus oryx
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Eland
Range
Confined to Africa from Ethiopia and southern Zaire to South Africa ...
The Eland (Taurotragus oryx) is one of the characteristic large mammals that one may see when visiting game parks in parts of southern Africa.
Eland
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(´lnd), large, spiral-horned African antelope, genus Taurotragus, found in brush country or open forest at the edge of grasslands.
Eland
Mammal. The world's largest antelope, elands have a somewhat different social structure. Dominant males are solitary and assess each other's strength by locking horns, trying to throw the opponent to the ground.
Elands are the largest of all antelope species. Males are significantly larger than females. Their coat is uniform in color, ranging from grey-brown or fawn, to orange-brown. White vertical flank strips sometimes are present.
Elands originally ranged throughout the savannahs and wooded savannahs of south and central Africa. The herds wandered nomadically in response to seasonal changes.
Eland cows usually give birth just before the rains begin. They almost always bear single calves. Calves wean from 3-6 months old.
Occasionally, eland babies are taken by hyenas or lions. Eland cows are known to attack predators near their calves.
Eland utilize a wide variety of habitats including semi-arid desert, Karoo succulent scrub-veld, subtropical savannah bushveld, valley bushveld thickets, temperate mixed grassland, Highveld & montane sour grassland, and fynbos (Machia).
Elands have been tamed, but not domesticated as yet. Eland can gain 1 1/2 pounds a day on grazing land compared to about 2/3 of a pound in cattle.
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We have three females and one male.
Eland males are much larger than females, weighing 400-1000 kg compared to 300-600 kg for females. Hides are a uniform fawn color with some vertical white striping on the upper parts.
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides Meyer
Status Fairly common in winter, very rare in summer. Iceland Gulls generally arrive from the north in October (average 15 October, earliest 30 September).
The Eland {Taurotragus Oryx}
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Eland - Taurotragus oryx
The largest antelope in Africa, the eland is one of the most nervous or skittish animals and take flight at the slightest sign of danger, capable of running for miles without stopping.
Elands are an important food source for many larger predators, especially cheetahs, lions, hyenas, African wild dogs, etc.
They have disappeared from large sections of their former range due mainly to over-hunting and habitat loss.
Giant eland, Derby eland
Taxonomy Taurotragus derbianus [Gray, 1847]. Citation: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., [ser. 1], 20:286. Type locality: Gambia.
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Eland
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Males can grow to a shoulder height of 1, 7 metres and weigh about 900 Kg. In spite of its heavy physique, eland are remarkably agile and large bulls can easily jump over regular fences. They have a...
Iceland Gulls do not breed in Iceland. They do winter there, as well as in northern parts of Europe, in eastern and central Canada, and across the northeastern and central United States, ...
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
The Iceland Gull breeds on the Arctic shores of North America and Greenland and winters south down the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and across the north Atlantic to north-western Europe.
Iceland gull Larus glaucoides
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Length: 19 inches
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Gull, Iceland Larus glaucoides Found: North America (northern), Europe
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Iceland Gull
(Larus glaucoides)
Status: Vagrant.
Last recorded on site in 2001
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Western Giant Eland (Tragelaphus derbianus derbianus)
The western giant eland is classified as a member of the order Artiodactyla (Even-Toed Hoofed Mammals) and is a member of the family Bovidae.
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Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) - Photographed 4/28/02 aboard the Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry by Helmut Mueller.
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They were also introduced to other areas of the world, such as Ireland, South Africa, and Great Britain.
Their homes are in tree cavities or in bulky water-proof twig and leaf nests built in tree branches.
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