Join our zoo community
panpaniscus

Bongo+Sitatunga+Duiker

Bongo+Sitatunga+Duiker
panpaniscus, 25 Feb 2009
    • taun
      Is that a duiker just right of the bongo?
    • panpaniscus
      Yes, a red Natal duiker male.
    • Pertinax
      seems pretty unnatural to see these species out in the open against rocky backdrops- Bongo and duker are forest species, Sitatunga is a marsh antelope. Very unnatural form of display.:(
    • KEEPER
      In many pictures I see British zoos with elands in a prairie with oak or poplar (for example) ... is this more "natural"? I think not ...
    • Tim May
      Given that bongo and sitatunga can hybridise, is it sensible to keep the two species together?

      (Bongo x sitatunga hybrids were bred at Antwerp Zoo.)
    • Pertinax
      I would say slightly more natural, but I am not being biased toward UK collections which can have some bad displays too.
    • Sun Wukong
      @Tim May: exactly my thoughts! Wonder when the first "bongsi" will be sired there...;)
    • KEEPER
      I have never seen sitatunga with bongos, perhaps the situation was somewhat exceptional and temporary ...
    • Sun Wukong
      @KEEPER: Like in the case of the pygmy hippo-serval-mix, eh? ;)
    • KEEPER
      Maybe Sun Wukong, maybe :D
    There are no comments to display.
  • Category:
    Bioparc Valencia
    Uploaded By:
    panpaniscus
    Date:
    25 Feb 2009
    View Count:
    3,676
    Comment Count:
    13

    EXIF Data

    File Size:
    51.9 KB
    Mime Type:
    image/jpeg
    Width:
    600px
    Height:
    450px
     

    Note: EXIF data is stored on valid file types when a photo is uploaded. The photo may have been manipulated since upload (rotated, flipped, cropped etc).