All rights reserved. Elands are the largest and heaviest of all the East African antelopes. They look a bit like cattle. However, they are a lot more agile than cattle. An eland can walk, trot and gallop, and can jump over a fence higher than itself.
Elands live mainly in grassland, savannah and other open places.
They browse on the leaves, young twigs, seedpods and fruits of shrubs and trees. They may also eat young green grass. Both male and female eland bear horns. Bulls' horns are massive, while the cows have longer, narrower horns. Elands have a dewlap below the neck.