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The tora hartebeest, or simply tora (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora), is an extremely endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly been extirpated from Sudan. One of the most critically endangered large mammals in the world, it is threatened by poaching and habitat loss. Perhaps fewer than 250 individuals remain in the wild ...
The Swayne's hartebeest is smaller than the Tora hartebeest, but both have a shorter forehead and similar appearance. [47] Generally short and shiny, the coat varies in colour according to subspecies. [48] The western hartebeest is a pale sandy-brown, but the front of the legs are darker. [43] The red hartebeest is a reddish-brown, with a dark ...
The subfamily Alcelaphinae (or tribe Alcelaphini), [1] [2] of the family Bovidae, contains the wildebeest, tsessebe, topi, hartebeest, blesbok and bontebok, and several other related species. Depending on the classification, there are 6–10 species placed in four genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus ...
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Tora hartebeest; W. Western hartebeest This page was last edited on 11 June 2011, at 23:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Tora hartebeest; W. Desert warthog This page was last edited on 12 December 2022, at 15:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Other species have been extirpated in Dinder since was gazetted, including African bush elephant, black rhinoceros, hippopotamus, tora hartebeest, Nubian giraffe, Soemmerring's gazelle, and the Nile crocodile. [3] Dinder National Park has been a habitat for the painted hunting dog (Lycaon pictus), but this endangered canid declined in this ...
Nevertheless, according to the travel writer Philip Briggs "the small size of the reserve and open terrain make it the one place in Ethiopia where Swayne's hartebeest sightings are practically guaranteed." [2] Woody plant encroachment is an additional factor that leads to changes in animal habitat. During the course of 30 years, the sanctuary ...