ELAND
		Shoulder Height:	Male 172cm
			Female 155 cm
		Average Weight:	Male 900 kg
			Female 500 kg
		Gestation:	9 months
		Number of Young:	1 calf
		Longevity:	15 years
		S.C.I. Min. Score:	77
		S.C.I. Record Score:	113  1/8
		Rowland Ward Min. Length:	35"
		Rowland Ward Record Length:	46  5/8"
		Habitat:	Grassland and Savannah Bushveld.
	The ELAND (Taurotragus oryx) is the largest antelope in South Africa.  They can be found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.  They are mainly browsers but will occasionally feed on fresh grass shoots.  They can be found in open grassland, in Semi desert as well as in montane grassland.  They generally live in small herds of mixed males and females with a dominant bull.  Both males and females have horns.  They have glands found in the tuft of the forehead.  They are generally territorial.  They do make puffing and grunting sounds while feeding.  They can jump better than any other related animals, and will often break game fences to get out.  They will push out strange calves that do not belong to the herd.  They are taken be Wild Dog, Leopard and Cheetah when young, Hyaena and Lion will prey on adults.