LORD DERBY ELAND Hunting
Taurotragus derbianus gigas
Distribution: North of the equatorial rain forest in the forested savanna zone of eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Chad, northern and eastern Central African Republic, and southwestern Sudan. A few may still be found in northeastern Congo.
Description Larger than the western giant eland, with longer horns, a duller overall color and fewer body stripes. Specimens from Ubangi-Chari have the longest (and comparatively slimmest) horns and a blackish chestnut hair mat on the forehead. Those from Sudan have a reddish brown forehead mat.
CITES: Not listed.
