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Bongo (antelope) size: How big do they get?

How big does a Bongo (antelope) get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Bongo (antelope) (Tragelaphus eurycerus) reaches an average size of 2.27 meter (7′ 6″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 19.42 years, they grow from 19.92 kg (43.92 lbs) to 269.5 kg (594.14 lbs). A Bongo (antelope) has 1 babies at once. The Bongo (antelope) (genus: Tragelaphus) is a member of the family Bovidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Bongo (antelope) is (7' 6

The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate. 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 a few mountain regions of central Kenya. This bongo is classified by the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group as Critically Endangered, with fewer individuals in the wild than in captivity (where it breeds readily).In 2000, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in the USA (AZA) upgraded the bongo to a Species Survival Plan participant and in 2006 added the Bongo Restoration to Mount Kenya Project to its list of the Top Ten Wildlife Conservation Success Stories of the year. However, in 2013, it seems, these successes have been compromised by reports of possibly only 100 mountain bongos left in the wild due to logging and poaching.

Animals of the same family as a Bongo (antelope)

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Bongo (antelope)

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Bongo (antelope):

Animals with the same litter size as a Bongo (antelope)

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Bongo (antelope):

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Bongo (antelope)

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Bongo (antelope):

Animals with the same weight as a Bongo (antelope)

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Tragelaphus eurycerus: