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Some facts about the
Sitatunga
Adult weight : 87.5 kg (192.5 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 23 years
Female maturity :401 days
Gestation : 242 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 353 days
Weight at birth : 4 kg (8.8 lbs)
Sitatunga
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Species : Tragelaphus spekii
The Marshbuck, sitatunga is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia
Facts about the sitatunga
Sitatungas are known from Bigodi Swamp but are infrequently seen.
The Sitatunga is mounted The Sitatunga is mountedSubmitted by John C.
Locomotion: Sitatungas are slow and clumsy land runners, but their plunging run works well in water. (Full text)
The best time to spot the sitatunga is between sunrise and 10AM and also from 5PM to sunset. (Full text)
Social System In most cases, sitatungas are seen ranging alone. (Full text)
Sitatungas are still found in small numbers in Saiwa Swamp National Park in western Kenya, as well as in larger populations around Lake Victoria and the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania and in several river basins in Uganda. (Full text)
The sitatunga is a good but slow swimmer capable of paddling several miles. (Full text)
Attracted by the mineral salts in the soils and the succulent herbaceous plants sitatungas are commonly observed shoulder to shoulder with gorillas, elephants, giant forest hog. (Full text)
Young sitatungas are taken by pythons, while adults are sometimes preyed upon by lions and leopards, but their main predators are crocodiles. (Full text)
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Another characteristic feature of Sitatunga, is the much elongated and splayed hooves and enlarged false hooves, covered with a swollen leathery pad. (Full text)
Sitatungas are breeding in the reeds! (Full text)
Conservation Status The sitatunga is listed as a low risk, near-threatened species sby the IUCN (2002). (Full text)
The Sitatunga is also under threat from habitat destruction and hunting (often with snares). (Full text)