Eland

Type:
Mammal

Order:
Artiodactyla

Diet:
Eland’s are Browsers

Size:
Shoulder height of about 1.7m

Weight:
Males range in size from 600 to 800 kg, females range from 400 to 600 kg

Protection Status:

General Background:
Mainly a herbivore, its diet is primarily grasses and leaves. Elands form herds of up to 500 animals, but are not territorial. The eland prefers habitats with a wide variety of flowering plants such as savannah, woodlands, and open and montane grasslands; it avoids dense forests. It uses loud barks, visual and postural movements and the flehmen response to communicate and warn others of danger. The eland is used by humans for leather, meat, and rich, nutritious milk.

Places in which they are found in Zimbabwe:

In most national game parks and game reserves around the country