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media type="custom" key="21321390"Explorer - Phill stock EASTERN BONGO • Bongos were once found in three parts of Africa: East, Central and West. Today all three populations’ ranges have decreased due to habitat loss for farming and uncontrolled logging. Bongos are also hunted for meat. • The Eastern bongo is found in one remote and mountainous area of central Kenya. The Western bongo is more widespread across Western and Central Africa. • Bongos come from tropical rainforest areas, and like to live in areas with thick, lush undergrowth. These areas usually result from disturbance by elephants, fires or logging. • Adult males are solitary. Females and young may live in small herds of about a dozen individuals • As young males reach maturity they leave the small maternal herd to live on their own. • Bongos are the largest and • They are a rich chestnut colour that darkens with age: old males are almost black • There are 10-15 distinct white stripes on their shoulders, flanks and hindquarters • Bongos are extremely elusive and mostly nocturnal. Young are hidden at birth • The gestation period is 9 months and their expected lifespan is 19 years. • Bongos eat leaves, flowers, vines, bark, grasses, fruits, twigs and roots • They communicate using a large range of sounds including grunts, snorts and bleats • Their predators include leopards, lions, hyaenas and man. Young are sometimes eaten by pythons. • The Eastern bongo, (or Mountain bongo), is classified as Endangered by the IUCN. heaviest of the forest antelopes. Males can weigh up to 400kg, females weigh around 220kg • Males and females have horns • They are a rich chestnut colour that darkens with age: old males are almost black • There are 10-15 distinct white stripes on their shoulders, flanks and hindquarters • Bongos are extremely elusive and mostly nocturnal. Young are hidden at birth • The gestation period is 9 months and their expected lifespan is 19 years. • Bongos eat leaves, flowers, vines, bark, grasses, fruits, twigs and roots • They communicate using a large range of sounds including grunts, snorts and bleats • Their predators include leopards, lions, hyaenas and man. Young are sometimes eaten by pythons. • The Eastern bongo, (or Mountain bongo), is classified as Endangered by the IUCN.
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