Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum
Endangered Animals
Eastern Bongo
Antelope tragelaphus eurycerus
Animal Class:
Mammals
Diet:
Herbivore
Status in the Wild:
Critically Endangered
The Better to Hear You With
Bongos rely heavily on their sense of hearing, rather than sight or smell. They have large ears which allow them to hear approaching predators.
Horns or Antlers?
Unlike antlers, horns are not shed every year. Bongos will keep their horns their entire life.
Poaching Problems
Eastern Bongo Antelope numbers have declined dramatically due to poaching and habitat destruction. Only an estimated 75 – 140 adult Eastern Bongos survive now in the wild.
