GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
HEAD TO BODY LENGTH : 105 – 120 cm ( 3.5 – 4.0 ft )
HORN LENGTH : 15 – 25 cm – males (6 -10 in) 22 35 cm (8.8 – 14.0 in )
Tail Length : 15-25 cm ( 6 10 in )
SHOULDER HEIGHT: 60 69 cm ( 24 -28 in )
WEIGHT: 20 35 kg ( 44 77 lbs )
RANGE: Senegal to Northeastern Ethiopia
HABITAT: Open thorn brush Savanna and Vegetation – covered dunes
FOOD: Grasses, and leaves
STATUS: Endangered. This population is slowly declining.
REASON FOR STATUS: illegal hunting, competition with domestic livestock, and habitat destruction.
GESTATION PERIOD: 184 – 189 days ( 6 months )
LIFESPAN: YRS IN WILD YRS IN CAPTIVITY: 12 to 15 years