NYALA

Scientific name: Tragelaphus angasii

Pylum: Chordata

Family: Bovidae

Species: T. angasii

Genus: Tragelaphus

Vulnerability: Least concern

The nyala is a spiral-horned and middle-sized antelope, between a bushbuck and a kudu.[15] It is considered the most sexually dimorphic antelope. The nyala is typically between 135–195 cm (53–77 in) in head-and-body length. The coat is rusty or rufous brown in females and juveniles. It grows a dark brown or slate grey in adult males, often with a bluish tinge.Females and young males have ten or more white vertical stripes on their sides.

 Other markings are visible on the face, throat, flanks and thighs. Stripes are very reduced or absent in older males. Both males and females have a white chevron between their eyes, and a 40–55 cm (16–22 in) long bushy tail white underside. Both sexes have a dorsal crest of hair running right from the back of the head to the end of the tail. Males have another line of hair along the midline of their chest and belly. Only the males have horns. Horns are 60–83 cm (24–33 in) long and yellow-tipped. There are one or two twists.