Bongo

FUN FACTS

Natives in the Bongo’s natural habitat believed that if they ate or touched a Bongo they would suffer from seizures.
The Bongo antelope are tragelaphids meaning both males and females sport horns.
There are less than 140 bongos left in their native continent of Africa.
Bongos are rarely found in large groups.
Sexual maturity is reached at 24 to 27 months or just over 2 years.
Bongos will show visual displays of aggression rather than physical fights, such as bulging their necks, holding their horns at a vertical position while slowly pacing back and forth in front of the other male, or even rolling their eyes.
While the Bongo antelope is mostly nocturnal, they can be observed active during the day on occasion.