Eland are sexually dimorphic, with females being smaller than the males.
Both sexes have horns with a steady spiral ridge. The horns are visible as small buds in newborns and grow rapidly during the first seven months. The horns of males are thicker and shorter than those of females.
The eland is the slowest antelope, with a peak speed of 40 kilometres (25 mi) per hour that tires them quickly. However, they can maintain a 22 kilometres (14 mi) per hour trot indefinitely.
Elands are capable of jumping up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) from a standing start when startled (up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) for young elands).
The common eland's life expectancy is generally between 15 and 20 years.
I'm from Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. Tulbagh is a small farming community.
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@leananiemand I use a Tamron 16-300mm lens. Extremely versatile lens and negates having to keep swapping the lenses. You do sometimes get some chronic aberration at either end but I haven't found it to be a great problem.
