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Nile lechwe
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species of antelope
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The Nile lechwe, scientifically known as *Kobus megaceros*, is a species of mammal belonging to the genus *Kobus*. It is also referred to by the common names Nile Lechwe, Weißnacken-Moorantilope, and Nil-Lechwe. The species was described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
According to the IUCN Red List, the Nile lechwe holds an Endangered conservation status, a designation recorded in 2017. The longest observed lifespan for this species is 21.1 years. The taxon has been the subject of 47 observations on iNaturalist.
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Species
EndangeredNile Lechwe
species
大角驴羚（學名Kobus megaceros）是一種生活在南蘇丹氾濫平原的羚羊。 大角驴羚肩高90-100厘米，體重70-110公斤。雌性呈金褐色，在其腹部呈白色，沒有角。雄性是黑褐色至紅褐色，在肩部有白色鈎狀斑紋，而在眼睛附近有白點，有呈「S」形的長角。 大角驴羚在沼澤地區生活，吃水中植物。牠們是曙暮性動物，喜在破曉或黃昏時出沒。牠們的族群最多是15頭雌性及一頭雄性，或是全數雄性卻為數更少。 在交配季節，年青的雄性會將頭垂下至地面，彷彿用角鑿地，並在牠的頸及頰毛上撒尿。雄性會在水中打鬥，以頭上的角角力。這些競爭往往都很短時間但很激烈。雌性則會在行走時大聲發出彷彿蟾蜍的叫聲。
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Encyclopedic overview
The Nile lechwe or Mrs Gray's lechwe (Kobus megaceros) is an endangered species of antelope found in swamps and grasslands in South Sudan and Ethiopia.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nile lechwe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.