What is the nyala?
Q: What is the nyala?
A: The nyala (Nyala angasii or Tragelaphus angasii) is an antelope that lives in southern Africa.
Q: What is the highest sexual dimorphism among other spiral-horned antelopes?
A: The nyala has the highest sexual dimorphism among other spiral-horned antelopes.
Q: When are nyalas mainly active?
A: Nyalas are mainly active early in the morning and late in the afternoon.
Q: What does a nyala eat?
A: As a herbivore, the nyala eats leaves, fruits and grasses. They prefer water holes rather than open spaces.
Q: Are nyalas territorial animals?
A: No, the nyala is not a territorial animal. Family groups of up to 10 individuals can be found living in thickets within dense and dry savanna woodlands.
Q: What are some of their predators?
A: The main predators of the nyala are lion, leopard and Cape hunting dog, while baboons and raptors hunt for young ones.
Q: Where do they live and what threats do they face?
A: Nyalas live in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe as well as Botswana and Namibia where they have been introduced or reintroduced respectively. Populations are stable but there are threats from poaching and habitat loss due to human settlement with males being highly demanded as game animals in Africa
