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HAZARD FREE
EXOTIC SPECIES
MAMMALS
WATERBUCK
Africa south of Sahara.
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Scientific name
1.8 - 2 m
Length
374 - 462 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Their diet is based on a variety of herbaceous plants (pastures near water sources). They have an elongated body and neck but short legs. Their hair is coarse and long, forming small manes on the neck. They present grayish and / or brown colorations, the lower part of the legs is black and they present a white ring on the back of their hindquarters. Only the males have a pair of heavy and very ringed horns, which can measure up to a meter in length. Body length varies from 1.8 to 2 m and weight from 374 to 462 Lb.
ELAND ANTELOPE
South of the Sahara, north of the Congo and Ethiopia.
Taurotragus oryx
Scientific name
2.3 - 2.4 m
Length
1,980 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
They are characterized by a short coat and a light reddish-yellow color with 4 to 5 fine vertical stripes on the body. Both sexes have spiral-shaped horns, those of the females being longer than those of the males. Its body length varies from 2.30 to 2.4 m and the weight can be 1,980 Lb. Its diet is herbivorous: herbs, leaves, bark of trees and fruits of succulents.
BLUE BULL
India, Bangladesh and Nepal
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Scientific name
1.8 - 2.1 m
Length
286 - 440 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Males are gray with horns 15-30 cm, slightly curved forward. Females are golden brown without horns; they both have black and white markings on their legs, they have a white chin, as well as two spots on their cheeks. Their body length varies from 1.80 to 2.10 m and the weight can be from 286 to 440 Lb. Its diet is based on leaves, grass, bark and occasionally fruit.
