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Serengeti of the South Pasture
Aoudad
Scientific Name: Ammotragus Iervia
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Range: Northern Africa
Fun Fact: Aoudads are closely related to goats and sheep, but actually belong to their own unique taxonomic genus. The number of aoudad living in North America is almost 7 times greater than those living in North Africa.
Banteng
Scientific Name: Bos javanicus
IUCN status: Endangered
Range: South Asia
Fun Fact: While there are over 1.5 million domesticated Banteng in Southeaster Asia, only 5,000 – 8,000 remain in the wild.
Barasinga
Scientific Name: Rucervus duvaucelii
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Range: Indian Subcontintent
Fun Facts: Also known as the Swamp Deer, the Barasingha has wide splayed hooves to better walk in flooded fields.
Blue Wildebeest
Scientific Name: Connochaetes taurinus
IUCN status: Least Concern
Range: South and Southeast Africa
Fun Fact: Female Blue Wildebeest form herds of 10 – 1,000 individuals; but, every year 1.5 million wildebeest gather to partake in the one of the greatest migrations on Earth.
Common Eland
Scientific Name: Tragelaphus oryx
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: Southern Africa
Fun Facts: The Common Eland is the second largest antelope in the world. The male’s spiraling horns can reach over 4ft in length.
Eld’s Deer
Scientific Name: Rucervus eldii
ICU status: Endangered
Range: India, Southeast Asia
Fun Fact: The Eld’s Deer is important prey of the Bengal Tiger in India.
fallow deer
Scientific Name: Dama dam
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: urasia
Fun Fact: In captivity, there are four different color varieties of fallow deer: black, white, normal, menil (light brown to yellow). See if you can spot them all!
Nilgai
Scientific Name: Boselaphus tragocamelus
IUCN status: Least Concern
Range: Indian Subcontinent
Fun Facts: The Nilgai is the largest of the Asian Antelope, with males reaching up to 635lbs. A large feral population exists in Texas, with 37,000 individuals.
Nyala
Scientific Name: Tragelaphus angasii
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: South Africa
Fun Fact: The Nyala is a herbivore. They feed on a range of leaves, twigs, grasses, flowers and fruit.
Père David’s Deer
Scientific Name: Elaphurus davidianus
IUCN status: Extinct in the Wild
Range: China
Fun Facts: The Père David’s Deer is the only extant (surviving) member of their genus. Multiple reintroduction efforts are underway at various parks in China.
Red Lechwe
Scientific Name: Kobus leche
IUCN status: Non-Threatened
Range: South Central Africa
Fun Facts: Their legs are covered in a water-repellant substance which allows them outrun predators in knee-deep water.
Sable Antelope
Scientific Name: Hippotragus niger
IUCN status: Least Concern
Range: Southeast Africa (Kenya to South Africa)
Fun Fact: The curved horns of the Sable Antelope can reach over 5ft in length. These horns are used to fend off predators and battle other males for control of herds.
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Scientific Name: Oryx dammah
IUCN status: Extinct in the Wild
Range: Formerly North Africa
Fun Facts: The Scimitar-horned Oryx was classified as extinct in the wild in 2000. Captive breeding efforts have successfully prevented full extinction of this species, and a small population was reintroduced to North Africa in 2016.
Zedonk
Scientific Name: Hybrid
IUCN status: Not evaluated – Hybrid
Origin: Africa
Fun Fact: Chromosome differences resulting from hybrid breeding render Zedonk males sterile, and females very rarely are capable of producing offspring.