Mountain nyala

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mountain-nyala

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Tragelaphus buxtoni
2. What is the cultural relevance?Featured on Ethiopian ten cents coins
3. Where does the mountain nyala live?It lives in the high‑altitude woodlands and heath forests east of the Great Rift Valley, usually between 3,000 and 3,400 meters above sea level. Most of them are found in the Bale Mountains National Park.
4. How big are mountain nyalas?Adult male mountain nyalas stand about 1.2 to 1.35 meters tall at the shoulder and can weigh 180 to 300 kilograms. Female mountain nyalas are a bit smaller, about 90 to 100 centimeters tall and 150 to 200 kilograms.

Endemic: Native or restricted to a certain country or area; found nowhere else.
Montane Woodlands: Forest ecosystems found on mountainous terrain at specific elevations.
IUCN Red List: An internationally recognized list categorizing species by their risk of extinction.
Browser: An animal that feeds on leaves, soft shoots, or twigs of trees and shrubs.