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Nile lechwe

Index Nile lechwe

The Nile lechwe or Mrs Gray's lechwe (Kobus megaceros) is an endangered species of antelope found in swamps and grasslands in South Sudan and Ethiopia. [1]

35 relations: Animal communication, Antelope, Bahr el Ghazal River, Bahr el Zeraf, Cape wild dog, Coat (animal), Crepuscular animal, Czech Republic, Dominance (ethology), Endangered species, Endemism, Estrous cycle, Ethiopia, Ex situ conservation, Ez Zeraf Game Reserve, Gambella National Park, Gilo River, Horn (anatomy), In Situ Conservation in India, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Leopard, Leopold Fitzinger, Lion, Nile crocodile, Oryzeae, Prague Zoo, Pregnancy (mammals), Sexual dimorphism, Sexual maturity, Shambe National Park, South Sudan, Sudd, Territory (animal), Warble fly, White Nile.

Animal communication

Animal communication is the transfer of information from one or a group of animals (sender or senders) to one or more other animals (receiver or receivers) that affects the current or future behavior of the receivers.

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Antelope

An antelope is a member of a number of even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.

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Bahr el Ghazal River

The Bahr el Ghazal (بحر الغزال) (also spelled Bahr al Ghazal and Baḩr al Ghazāl) is a river in South Sudan.

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Bahr el Zeraf

The Bahr el Zeraf (Baḥr ez-Zerāf, also spelt Bahr az-Zaraf, Bahr ez Zeraf, and Baḩr az Zarāf), or Zeraf River in the English language, is an arm of the White Nile in the Sudd region of South Sudan.

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Cape wild dog

The Cape wild dog (Lycaon pictus pictus), also known as South African wild dog or Cape hunting dog, is the nominate subspecies of African wild dog native to Southern Africa.

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Coat (animal)

Coat is the nature and quality of a mammal's pelage.

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Crepuscular animal

Crepuscular animals are those that are active primarily during twilight (that is, the periods of dawn and dusk).

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic (Česká republika), also known by its short-form name Czechia (Česko), is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast.

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Dominance (ethology)

Dominance in ethology is an "individual's preferential access to resources over another." Dominance in the context of biology and anthropology is the state of having high social status relative to one or more other individuals, who react submissively to dominant individuals.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.

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Endemism

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Estrous cycle

The estrous cycle or oestrus cycle (derived from Latin oestrus 'frenzy', originally from Greek οἶστρος oîstros 'gadfly') is the recurring physiological changes that are induced by reproductive hormones in most mammalian therian females.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia (ኢትዮጵያ), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk), is a country located in the Horn of Africa.

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Ex situ conservation

Ex situ conservation literally means, "off-site conservation".

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Ez Zeraf Game Reserve

Ez Zeraf Game Reserve is a protected area in northern South Sudan.

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Gambella National Park

Gambella National Park, or Gambela National Park, is a national park in Ethiopia, near the South Sudanese border.

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Gilo River

The Gilo River is a river in the Gambela Region of southwestern Ethiopia.

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Horn (anatomy)

A horn is a permanent pointed projection on the head of various animals consisting of a covering of keratin and other proteins surrounding a core of live bone.

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In Situ Conservation in India

In-situ conservation is the on-site conservation or the conservation of genetic resources in natural populations of plant or animal species, such as forest genetic resources in natural populations of Teagan species.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae.

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Leopold Fitzinger

Leopold Joseph Franz Johann Fitzinger (13 April 1802 – 20 September 1884) was an Austrian zoologist.

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Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the cat family (Felidae).

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Nile crocodile

The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an African crocodile, the largest freshwater predator in Africa, and may be considered the second-largest extant reptile and crocodilian in the world, after the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).

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Oryzeae

Oryzeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the true grass family, Poaceae.

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Prague Zoo

Prague Zoological Garden is a zoo in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Pregnancy (mammals)

In mammals, pregnancy is the period of reproduction during which a female carries one or more live offspring from implantation in the uterus through gestation.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.

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Sexual maturity

Sexual maturity is the capability of an organism to reproduce.

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Shambe National Park

The Shambe National Park is found in South Sudan.

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South Sudan

South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.

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Sudd

The Sudd is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's Baḥr al-Jabal section.

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Territory (animal)

In ethology, territory is the sociographical area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against conspecifics (or, occasionally, animals of other species).

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Warble fly

Warble fly is a name given to the genus Hypoderma, large flies which are parasitic on cattle and deer.

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White Nile

The White Nile (النيل الأبيض) is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile; the other is the Blue Nile.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_lechwe

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