Bongo

Original photography aquired at the Milwaukee Zoo then worked in Photoshop for end result. The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is a herbivorous, mostly... more

by Jack Zulli

Title

Bongo

Artist

Jack Zulli

Medium

Painting - Photography, Painting

Description

Original photography aquired at the Milwaukee Zoo then worked in Photoshop for end result. The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate. It is among the largest of the African forest antelope species.
Bongos are characterised by a striking reddish-brown coat, black and white markings, white-yellow stripes and long slightly spiralled horns. Indeed, bongos are the only tragelaphid in which both sexes have horns. They have a complex social interaction and are found in African dense forest mosaics.
The western or lowland bongo, T. e. eurycerus, faces an ongoing population decline, and the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group considers it to be Near Threatened on the conservation status scale.
The eastern or mountain bongo, T. e. isaaci, of Kenya, has a coat even more vibrant than that of T. e. eurycerus. The mountain bongo is only found in the wild in one remote region of central Kenya. This bongo is classified by the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group as Critically Endangered, with more specimens in captivity than in the wild.

Uploaded

July 22nd, 2016