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The nature and animal park Terra Natura Murcia has given two copies of Cape eland (Taurotragus oryx) at the Zoo 'Marcelle Nature', Lugo, in a collaboration agreement signed with the Galician park.
Galician park have been given two copies had a male and a female needed to form a group, so to facilitate this task from Terra Natura Murcia has been assigned a female and her calf in a convention collaboration.
With this partnership with Marcelle Nature, Terra Natura Murcia after summer receive two pairs of white-fronted lemurs.
The transport of the two elands to Lugo has followed the usual procedures.
To ensure your comfort and safety have been established several stops to check the status of animals as it is a long journey, and to meet the needs of food and water antelopes.
This animal is one of two species of African antelope that make up the genus Taurotragus, Cape eland being the largest, weighing in some cases, 1,000 kg.
They are very similar to the cattle, and have a great chin, characteristic of the species, which helps dissipate heat.
The skin color is light brown with fine white stripes on the back.
The Cape eland is a ruminant that precedes the African Savannah, who lives led by a male player groups.
The specimens were transferred to Lugo part of Terra Natura Murcia group composed of 11 more animals that live in a savanna with other species of antelope.
Source: Agencias
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