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The term 'beira' is derived from ''behra'', its [[Somali language|Somali]] name. |
The term 'beira' is derived from ''behra'', its [[Somali language|Somali]] name. |
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*[http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Dorcatragus_megalotis.html Description and Behaviour of the Beira Antelope] |
*[http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Dorcatragus_megalotis.html Description and Behaviour of the Beira Antelope] |
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*[http://awwp.alwabra.com/index.php/content/view/12/33/ Beira Antelope at Al Wabra Wildlife Preserve] |
*[http://awwp.alwabra.com/index.php/content/view/12/33/ Beira Antelope at Al Wabra Wildlife Preserve] |
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Revision as of 23:08, 18 April 2014
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| Genus: | Dorcatragus Noack, 1894
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| Species: | D. megalotis
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| Dorcatragus megalotis (Menges, 1894)
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The beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of Somalia, Djibouti, and eastern Ethiopia.
The beira stands 1.5 to 2.0 ft (0.46 to 0.61 m) high at the shoulder and weighs between 20 and 25 lb (9.1 and 11.3 kg). It has a coarse, red-grey coat with a yellow-red face. It has long, 6 in (15 cm) ears and the males of the species have short, straight horns. The captive-breeding program at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar has a current population of about 35 beira.
The term 'beira' is derived from behra, its Somali name.
Notes
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of vulnerable.
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