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sitatunga

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sit·a·tun·ga also sit·u·tun·ga  (st-tng)
n.
A medium-sized antelope (Tragelaphus spekei) of central and eastern Africa, having splayed hooves adapted to swampy and aquatic habitats.

[Of Bantu origin.]

sitatunga [ˌsɪtəˈtʊŋgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for marshbuck


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In the wild the normally shy Sitatunga Antelopes are native to central Africa and are now regarded as a threatened species.
Visitors may also catch sight of a baby camel, young sitatunga antelope and blackbuck deer, and baby ankole cattle.
A one-day-old Sitatunga antelope peers through the legs of its parents after its surprise arrival at Birmingham Nature Centre.
 
 
 
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