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Nyala #45907613
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The nyala (Nyala angasii or Tragelaphus angasii), also called inyala, is a spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Nyala, also considered to be in the genus Tragelaphus. It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas. The body length is 135ââ¬â195 cm (53ââ¬â77 in), and it weighs 55ââ¬â140 kg (121ââ¬â309 lb). The coat is rusty or rufous brown in females and juveniles, but grows a dark brown or slate grey, often tinged with blue, in adult males. Females and young males have ten or more white stripes on their sides. Only males have horns, 60ââ¬â83 cm (24ââ¬â33 in) long and yellow-tipped. It exhibits the highest sexual dimorphism among the spiral-horned antelopes.