Monday, August 26, 2024

My Little Garden Zoo: The Ungulates

 Sometimes referenced at the "hoofstock," I chose ungulate because my post includes members of the family Camilidae which do not, in fact, have hooves.  Of these sturdy four-legged beauties, I have many more species than I can present and so try to rotate at least some of the lesser known varieties in and out from year to year.  Enjoy!

THE AMERICAS

ALPACA
Lama pacos

AMERICAN BISON
Bison bison

PRONGHORN ANTELOPE
Antilocapra americana

Not on display: Caribou, Elk, Moose, Mule Dear, Musk Oxen, White-tailed Deer

EUROPE

Not on display: Moose, Red Deer, Reindeer

AFRICA

GEMSBOK
Oryx gazella

OKAPI
Okapi johnstoni

PLAINS ZEBRA
Equus quagga burchellii

RETICULATED GIRAFFE
Giraffa reticulata

THOMSON'S GAZELLE
Eudorcas thomsonii

Not on display: Addra Gazelle, Blue Wildebeest, Common Eland, Eastern Mountain Bongo, Hirola, Impala, Sable Antelope, Waterbuck

ASIA

BACTRIAN CAMEL
Camelus bactrianus

CHIRU [Tibetan Antelope]
Pantholops hodgsonii

DROMEDARY CAMEL
Camelus dromedarius

MARKHOR
Capra falconeri

NILGAI
Boselaphus tragocamelus

PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE
Eguus ferus przewalskii

SAIGA ANTELOPE
Saiga tartarica

Not on display: Himalayan Tahr, Scimitar Oryx, Yak

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