When feeding, eland tend to settle in an area and then move considerable distances before settling again. They use their horns very effectively to break down high branches. Habits Eland are highly gregarious, occurring in herds ranging from under ten animals to huge aggregations. From the limited evidence available, it appears as if the females form nursery herds during the calving season, with the males forming their own associations. During the breeding season, groups of bulls join up with the nursery herds to form breeding herds.
Populations are relatively sedentary in certain areas, but are highly mobile in others.
Although they are most active during the cool hours of the day, they often continue feeding after sunset. They breed throughout the year with a peak in calving during the early summer months. The gestation period is approximately 271 days, after which a single young is born. The female eats the afterbirth. Calves can run within three to four hours after birth, but when still very young, the mother hides the youngster when feeding.