52-528: Tragelaphus angasii Tragelaphus buxtoni Tragelaphus eurycerus Tragelaphus imberbis Tragelaphus scriptus Tragelaphus spekii Tragelaphus strepsiceros Tragelaphus sylvaticus Tragelaphus is a genus of medium-to-large-sized spiral- horned antelopes . It contains several species of bovines , all of which are relatively antelope-like. Species in this genus tend to be large in size and lightly built, and have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism . Elands , including
104-414: A Cooperia rotundispiculum race, Gaigeria pachyscelis , a Gongylonema species, Haemonchus vegliai , Impalaia tuberculata , an Oesophagostomum species, a Setaria species, Trichostrongylus deflexus , Trichostrongylus falculatus , the larval stage of a Taenia species, a Thysaniezia species and Schistosoma mattheei . Ostertagia harrisi and C. rotundispiculum were
156-477: A trypanosome was isolated from a nyala, wild-caught in Mozambique, which was diagnosed and found as akin to Trypanosoma vivax , based on biological, morphological and molecular data. The nyala can also suffer from myopathy . In between January 1973 and June 1981, 21 nyalas succumbed to the disease. The main symptoms were stiffness, inability to rise, and failure to suckle in newborns. Necrosis (that is,
208-472: A London business house by his father. He left on a tour of Europe and in 1842 published his first book, "Rambles in Malta and Sicily" . As a result of this experience, he turned his back on the world of commerce, and directed his training towards a study of natural history, anatomical drawing and lithography. Embarking on his travels, he was soon to find his acquired skills extremely useful. Angas painted some of
260-402: A group of danger. This feature is mainly used by females. They also react to the alarm calls of impala , baboon and kudu. The impala has been found to react to the calls of the nyala as well. The main predators of nyala are lion , leopard , cheetah , spotted hyena , African wild dog and nile crocodile while baboons and raptorial birds are predators of juveniles. As a herbivore ,
312-562: A louse fly species were recovered in a study of 73 nyalas at Umfolozi, Mkuzi and Ndumu Game Reserves in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal in 1983 and 1984 and an additional six individuals in 1994. It was found that nyalas were hosts to all stages of development in Boophilus decoloratus , Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. muehlensi and the immature stages of Amblyomma hebraeum and Rhipicephalus maculatus . Adult males served hosts to more ticks and lice than adult females did. Also,
364-456: A number of important Australian public art collections. He was the eldest son of George Fife Angas , who was prominent in the early days of the colonisation of South Australia . He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne , England, the eldest son of George Fife Angas , prominent in the establishment of the new colony of South Australia. Despite showing remarkable talent in drawing, he was placed in
416-483: A series of drawings and watercolours which were published in 1849 as The Kafirs Illustrated . In this book were views of Cape Town , Durban , Wynberg , Genadendal , Paarl and Somerset West , and plates depicting the local ethnic groups such as the Khoikhoi (then referred to as Hottentots ), Cape Malays and Zulus . Angas married Alicia Mary Moran in 1849, the marriage producing four daughters. In 1853 Angas
468-629: A trip to New Zealand he returned to South Australia in 1845 and travelled to Port Lincoln . In the following year, 1846, he returned for a short while to England, accompanied by a young Māori man, Hemi Pomara , who was exhibited alongside Angas's paintings at the Egyptian Hall in London. Angas' next journey in 1846 was to South Africa, where he spent two years in Natal and the Cape , working on
520-421: 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. The spoor
572-471: Is Tragelaphus angasii . The name angasii is attributed to Angas, who said that John Edward Gray had named this species after Angas' father, George Fife Angas of South Australia. According to Article 50.1.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature , though, this is insufficient to state Gray as the author. The name "nyala"
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#1732772364337624-456: Is a significant increase in corpus luteum in the last third of gestation. Gestation is of seven months. A single calf is born, weighing 5 kg (11 lb). Birth takes place generally away from the sight of predators, in places such as a thicket. The calf remains hidden for up to 18 days, and the mother nurses it at regular intervals. The calf remains with its mother until the birth of the next calf, during which males in rut drive it away from
676-446: Is about 19 days long. Males will attempt to mate with the female for two days of the cycle, but she allows it for only six hours per cycle. When the male enters a females' herd during mating, he makes a display by raising his white dorsal crest, lowering his horns and moving stiffly. As in many other animals, the males fight over dominance during mating. The kidney fat indices (KFIs) of impalas and nyalas have been studied to understand
728-519: Is dated 31 January 1848, requesting that two drawings be released to the lithographer James William Giles (1801–1870), and for an advance in payment. The second, dated 28 July 1849 discusses problems experienced by overseas subscribers in the delivery of Kafirs Illustrated . The third letter instructs the publisher to send a plate from his sister's copy of Kafirs to the bookbinder, Mr Proudfoot, in George Street. The final, dated 10 February 1875
780-511: Is similar to that of the bushbuck, but larger. It is 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in) long. The feces resemble round to spherical pellets. The nyala has hairy glands on its feet, which leave their scent wherever it walks. The condition of the nyala often varies between the sexes. According to a study, this can be attributed to the differences in their body sizes. It was noted that during nutritional stress, old adults died in more numbers, of which most were males. During an attempt of blood sampling in
832-478: Is still unknown, but attributed to the photoperiod and the feeding habits of the animal. Females reach sexual maturity at 11 to 12 months of age and males at 18 months (though they are socially immature until five years old), though they begin to show active spermatogenesis at 14 months. Before ovulation, the Graafian follicles reach a length of at least 6.7 cm (2.6 in). A female's estrous cycle
884-674: Is the Tsonga name for this antelope, which is likely the source of the English, along with Zulu inyala . Its first known use was in 1899. The word has a Bantu origin, similar to the Venda word dzì-nyálà (nyala buck). The nyala is the second taxon to branch off from the tragelaphine family tree just after the lesser kudu . As the nyala line has remained separate for a considerable time (over 5 million years), some authorities have placed it in its own monotypic genus Nyala . Nyala
936-643: The 1855 Paris exposition with five other Australian artists including Conrad Martens , Frederick Terry and Adelaide Ironside , the first time Australian artists had been represented at a major overseas display. Angas returned to South Australia in 1860, and finally went back to England in 1863. Angas published several books on Australia and Polynesia as well as illustrating accounts of exploration by John McDouall Stuart and John Forrest , and contributed significantly to conchology with his descriptions and illustrations. Angas died in London on 8 October 1886. The African antelope, Nyala ( Tragelaphus angasii ),
988-690: The International Union for Conservation of Nature . It generally browses during the day in warm weather and during the night in the rainy season. As a herbivore, the nyala feeds upon foliage, fruits and grasses, and requires sufficient fresh water. A shy animal, it prefers water holes rather than open spaces. The nyala does not show signs of territoriality, and individuals' areas can overlap. They are very cautious creatures. They live in single-sex or mixed family groups of up to ten individuals, but old males live alone. They inhabit thickets within dense and dry savanna woodlands. The principal threats to
1040-1043: The Ndumo Game Reserve , uMkuze Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve , all in KwaZulu-Natal , as well as in Kruger National Park . As of 1999, 10–15% of nyala occurred on private land. Efforts are being made to retain the populations of nyala in Gorongosa National Park and Banhine National Park in Mozambique. Nyala also thrive in Lengwe National Park in Malawi. Nyala have never been observed showing territoriality . Territories of either sex overlap extensively. The home ranges of males are approximately equal to that of females, about 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) in area. The major threats to
1092-401: The bushbuck , the large common and giant elands , the greater and lesser kudus , the mountain nyala (of Ethiopia ) and the swamp-dwelling sitatunga , all of which share similar characteristics, such as hornless females, vertical side-stripes and other unique white markings, and the spiraling horns and distinct "beard" or dewlap of males, often with a raised trail of fur extending down
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#17327723643371144-501: The common eland ( Taurotragus oryx ), are embedded within this genus, meaning that Taurotragus must be subsumed into Tragelaphus to avoid paraphyly. Alternatively, Taurotragus could be maintained as a separate genus, if the nyala and the lesser kudu are relocated to their own monospecific genera, respectively Nyala and Ammelaphus . Other generic synonyms include Strepsiceros (which applies to T. strepsiceros ) and Boocercus (for T. eurycerus ). The name "Tragelaphus" comes from
1196-489: The 14th chromosome, as in other tragelaphids , but no inversion of the Y chromosome occurs. Cranial studies have shown that the mountain nyala and nyala, though sharing a common name, are actually distant relatives. Fossil evidence suggests that the nyala has been a separate species since the end of the Miocene (5.8 million years ago). Genetic evidence suggests that the proto-nyala had some early hybridization with
1248-527: The British Isles", it was noted that spongiform encephalopathy had been diagnosed in one nyala captive in a zoo. The nyala was formerly affected by the disease rinderpest , although the viral disease is considered eradicated now. The nyala is active mainly in the early morning and late afternoon. It browses during the day if temperatures are 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) and during the night in rainy season. These antelopes rest in thick bushes during
1300-464: The back and underside. In 2005, Sandi Willows-Munro (of the University of KwaZulu-Natal ) and colleagues carried out a mitochondrial DNA analysis of the nine Tragelaphus species. Mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA data were compared. The results showed the tribe Tragelaphini to be monophyletic , with the lesser kudu ( T. imberbis ) basal in the phylogeny, followed by the nyala. On
1352-413: The basis of mitochondrial data, studies have estimated that the lesser kudu separated from its sister clade around 13.7 million years ago. However, nuclear DNA data shows lesser kudu and nyala forming a clade, which collectively separated from the sister clade 13.8 million years ago. The nyala has 55 male chromosomes and 56 female chromosomes. The Y chromosome has been translocated onto
1404-661: The earliest views of South Australia . Arriving in Adelaide in January 1844, he joined Sir George Grey on an expedition into the interior. He soon began an extensive series of journeys to the Murray River lakes, Barossa Valley , Fleurieu Peninsula and the South East, presenting his impressions of the newly established colony – its inhabitants, landscape, and its flora and fauna (flowers, plants and stuff). Following
1456-460: The end of the Late Miocene . This article about an even-toed ungulate is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tragelaphus angasii The lowland nyala or simply nyala ( Tragelaphus angasii ) is a spiral-horned artiodactyl antelope native to Southern Africa . The species is part of the family Bovidae and the genus Tragelaphus (formerly placed in
1508-452: The genus Nyala ). It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas and exhibits the highest sexual dimorphism among the spiral-horned antelopes. It is not to be confused with the endangered mountain nyala living in the Bale region of Ethiopia. The nyala's range encompasses much of Southern Africa . As its population is relatively stable, it has been listed as of least concern by
1560-560: The hot hours of the day. The nyala is very shy and cautious in nature, and often remains hidden rather than coming out in the open. Most sightings of the nyala in the wild are at water holes . But in protected areas they become less shy and often come out in view of tourists. Nyala groups are according to sex or mixed. Herds usually browse and drink water together. Each group consists of two to ten individuals. A study in Zinave National Park at Mozambique showed that 67% of
1612-483: The influence of social class and reproduction on them. To determine the KFI, the kidney is removed and weighed with the fat and once again excluding the fat. The resultant difference is the amount of fat on the kidney. The more the fat, the healthier the animal. In rut , male nyalas had lower KFIs, which did not vary much with the season. Pregnant females of both nyala and impala had higher KFIs than non-pregnant ones. There
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1664-575: The journal Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique in 1816. The name is not of modern scientific invention, but comes from ancient Greek τραγέλαφος ( tragélaphos ), from τράγος ( trágos ), meaning a "male goat", and ἔλαφος ( élaphos ), meaning a "deer". It is generally treated as having eight species, namely:. An alternative classification, supported by genetic data, would recognise 11 species in five groups, which could be treated as subgenera or full genera: (i) Nyala for T. angasii ; (ii) Ammelaphus for T. imberbis ; (iii) Taurotragus for
1716-482: The most dominant nematodes in the antelope. Another study of 97 blood samples of South African nyalas revealed the presence of tick -borne hemoparasites (blood parasites). The methods used were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse line blot (RLB) hybridization. The dominant parasites were Theileria species, T. buffeli , T. bicornis , Ehrlichia species, Anaplasma marginale and A. bovis . Ten tick species, two louse species and
1768-546: The mother. The nyala inhabits dense lowland woodlands and thickets, mainly in southern Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and eastern South Africa. It chooses places with good quality grasslands as well as provision of fresh water. It also inhabits lush green river country. The nyala's natural range stretches across southeast Africa from the Lower Shire Valley in Malawi through Mozambique and Zimbabwe to eastern South Africa and Eswatini. The geographic distribution of
1820-423: The mythical tragelaph . Giant eland Common eland Greater kudu Mountain nyala Bongo Sitatunga Cape bushbuck Harnessed bushbuck Lowland nyala Lesser kudu Tragelaphus / t r ə ˈ dʒ ɛ l ə f ə s / is a genus in the tribe Tragelaphini and the family Bovidae . The genus authority is French zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville , who first mentioned it in
1872-399: The nyala is about 19 years. 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
1924-622: The nyala may be based on the genetic variation. According to a study of nyala in South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, there was a marked difference in the gene frequencies at three microsatellite loci . Mitochondrial DNA analysis revealed the presence of a unique haplotype in individuals from each location. Thus, the geographic variation in the nyala may be due to a distribution pattern based on habitat specificity. Today nyala are found in South African protected areas in
1976-478: The nyala's diet consists of foliage, fruits, flowers and twigs. During the rainy season they feed upon the fresh grass. They need a regular intake of water, and thus choose places with a water source nearby. However, they are adapted to live in areas with only a seasonal availability of water. A study in Zululand showed that the nyala fed mainly in the early morning and the late afternoon. They feed at night during
2028-412: The nyala, it was found that Vitamin E levels varied during stress. A study of the helminths from 77 nyalas from four game reserves in Natal revealed the presence of ten nematode species and four nematode genera, a trematode species and paramphistomes (members of superfamily Paramphistomoidea ), and two cestode genera. The research discovered new parasites that the nyala was host of - namely
2080-419: The observations were of groups of one to three nyalas, and the rest of the herds consisted of up to 30 nyalas. Herds often broke up and re-formed. Generally adult males remain alone. Females often remain near their mothers when they have their offspring, so the relationships in female herds may be closer than those of males. Alert and wary in nature, the nyala use a sharp, high, dog-like bark to warn others in
2132-891: The population of the nyala are poaching, habitat loss, agriculture and cattle grazing. Rinderpest outbreaks have also contributed in population loss. This species is currently of Least Concern , and the population is considered stable by both the IUCN and CITES . As of 1999, the total population of the nyala was around 32,000 individuals. More recent estimates show that South Africa has at least 30,000 nyalas, with 25,000 in KwaZulu-Natal. There are now more than 1,000 on protected areas and ranches in Eswatini. In Mozambique there are not more than 3,000, in Zimbabwe over 1,000, and numbers in Malawi have fallen from 3,000 to about 1,500. Namibia has
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2184-430: The premature death of cells in a living tissue) and mineralization were found in the skeletal muscle after a histological analysis. In the juveniles there was acute necrosis of the cardiac muscle . In adults, there was interstitial fibrosis of the cardiac muscle, along with arteriosclerosis . In a report published in 1994 entitled "Epidemiological observations on spongiform encephalopathies in captive wild animals in
2236-542: The proto-lesser kudu, but the two have remained separate long after this crossing. The nyala is a spiral-horned and middle-sized antelope, between a bushbuck and a kudu . 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 male stands up to 110 cm (43 in), the female is up to 90 cm (3.0 ft) tall. Males weigh 98–125 kg (216–276 lb), while females weigh 55–68 kg (121–150 lb). Life expectancy of
2288-532: The rainy season. A study in Mkhuze Game Reserve and Ndumu Game Reserve in Natal focused on the dietary habits of the impala and the nyala showed that the amount of dicotyledons in their diets varied seasonally. In the dry season, the nyala's dicotyledon diet content was 83.2% and the impala's 52%. In this season, the diet grew richer in fiber and dietary proteins were less. The reverse occurred in
2340-433: The rainy season. As the rainy season arrived, both species took to a diet of mainly monocotyledons , and the impala consumed more of them. The diet contained more proteins than fiber. Another study was done to find whether the sexual dimorphism in the nyala influenced its foraging habits. Vegetation surveys were conducted with the end of each feeding bout. It was found that females spent equal periods of time foraging in all
2392-467: The smallest population, at about 250. Today over 80% of the total population is protected in national parks and sanctuaries, mostly in South African protected areas. In South Africa there is a high demand for adult males as game trophies. George French Angas George French Angas (25 April 1822 – 4 October 1886), also known as G.F.A. , was an English explorer, naturalist , painter and poet who emigrated to Australia. His paintings are held in
2444-493: The species are illegal poaching and habitat loss resulting from human settlement and livestock grazing. However, the large-horned, impressive males are highly prized as game animals by sport hunters. Giant eland Common eland Greater kudu Mountain nyala Bongo Sitatunga Cape bushbuck Harnessed bushbuck Lowland nyala Lesser kudu The nyala was first described by George French Angas , an English naturalist, in 1849. The scientific name of nyala
2496-467: The three habitats, but males preferred sand forest more. More differences were noted, as males ate woody species at a greater average height whereas females fed from the low herbaceous layer . It was concluded that the differences resulted from varying nutritional and energetic demands according to their diverse body sizes and differing reproductive strategies. The nyala breeds throughout the year, but mating peaks in spring and autumn. The reason for this
2548-442: The two elands ( T. oryx and T. derbianus ); (iv) Strepsiceros for T. strepsiceros and (v) Tragelaphus restricted to T. buxtoni , T. spekei , T. scriptus , T. sylvaticus (Imbabala - separated from a polyphyletic T. scriptus ) and T. eurycerus . In terms of divergence time estimates, a 2006 study showed that core Tragelaphus (now known to excude T. angasii and T. imberbis ) diverged from Taurotragus (elands) towards
2600-528: Was appointed to a position at the Australian Museum in Sydney, eventually becoming Director and staying a total of seven years. Angas was in Sydney when gold was first discovered near Bathurst, New South Wales . Travelling there to record the gold diggings he executed a number of drawings of the scenes that he found. These were published in Sydney and subsequently in London. Angas was represented at
2652-511: Was named in his honour. Many of Angas's original watercolours are held in National Library of Australia , as well as in a number of South Australian institutions: Art Gallery of South Australia ; University of Adelaide ; South Australian Museum ; and Royal Geographical Society of South Australia . The State Library of New South Wales has four letters written by Angas – the first is addressed to his publisher, Joseph Hogarth , and
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#17327723643372704-546: Was proposed in 1912 by American zoologist Edmund Heller , who also proposed Ammelaphus for the lesser kudu, but it was not widely recognized. It was re-erected as a valid genus in 2011 under the classification of Peter Grubb and Colin Groves , but has not been embraced by taxonomic authorities such as the Mammal Diversity Database. Among its closest extant relatives are the forest-inhabiting bongo ,
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