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Where do bongos live? They are only found in rainforests with dense undergrowth across tropical Africa. Specifically, they are found in the lowland rainforests of West Africa and the Congo Basin to the Central African Republic and southern Sudan.
- Where do Bongo animals live?
- How many bongos are left in the world?
- Can you eat bongos?
- Why are they called bongos?
- How fast can bongo run?
- What is a group of bongo called?
- Can antelope swim?
- How many bongos are in captivity?
- Are bongos in zoos?
- What do bongos look like?
- How do bongos protect themselves?
- Who is bongo?
Where do Bongo animals live?
Bongos are usually found in the lowland forests from Sierra Leone in West Africa, all through Central Africa and as far as southern Sudan in east Africa. Small populations also live in the montane or highland forest of Kenya.
How many bongos are left in the world?
There are thought to be fewer than 150 bongo left in the wild. The biggest threats to them are hunting and the destruction of their habitat (where they live).
Can you eat bongos?
Today, the bongo's biggest threat is humans.
Even though there are taboos against eating bongo meat by locals, the lowland bongo are still subject to snare hunting due to expanding commercial forestry exploitation. ... Large-scale and continuous hunting has completely eliminated this species in some areas.
Why are they called bongos?
Ethnomusicologists have theorized that the origin of the word “bongo” comes from the Bantu words ngoma or mgombo, meaning drum. The bongo's earliest musical roots are found in the Eastern provinces of Cuba in the Changüi and Son, two musical genres that feature the bongo as the sole percussive drum.
How fast can bongo run?
Bongo can reach the speed of 43 miles per hour when it needs to escape from the predators. It runs with horns positioned parallel to its back to avoid contact with nearby vines and lianas. Males are solitary, while females and their offspring live in herds of 6 to 50 animals.
What is a group of bongo called?
This female eastern bongo presents her hindquarters while looking over her shoulder to check for threats at Mt. Kenya Wildlife Conservancy. Like other forest ungulates, bongos are seldom seen in large groups. Males, called bulls, tend to be solitary, while females with young live in groups of six to eight.
Can antelope swim?
They have small home ranges close to water and, when threatened by land-based predators, will submerge in water up to the level of their nostrils. Sitatunga have splayed hooves that improve swimming ability and enable them to walk on floating islands of vegetation (Kingdon, 1977).
How many bongos are in captivity?
Zoo population
There are around 420 eastern bongos living in zoos across the world.
Are bongos in zoos?
The mountain bongo is only found in the wild in a few mountain regions of central Kenya. This bongo is classified by the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group as Critically Endangered, with fewer individuals in the wild than in captivity (where it breeds readily).
What do bongos look like?
The bongo has a colorful red-chestnut coat, a black muzzle, and legs that are patterned with red-chestnut, black, and white. The inside of its large, broad ears are outlined with white, and on either side of its face the bongo has small white markings.
How do bongos protect themselves?
As with many other antelope species, Bongos turn and flee almost immediately when they feel threatened and can disappear quickly into the surrounding forest, running with their horns laid back against their body to prevent them from getting tangled up in the vegetation.
Who is bongo?
Who is behind Bongo? Bongo Operations Pty Ltd is an Australian company that has expanded its operation to include the UK, South Africa and New Zealand.
