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Do Bongos Live in Groups?

Chloe Bennett • • 6 min read
Do Bongos Live in Groups?

Bongo are mostly solitary.
Younger mature males most often remain solitary, although they sometimes join up with an older male. ... When they are with a herd of females, males do not coerce them or try to restrict their movements, as do other antelopes.

What is a group of Bongo called?

This female eastern bongo presents her hindquarters while looking over her shoulder to check for threats at Mt. Kenya Wildlife Conservancy. Like other forest ungulates, bongos are seldom seen in large groups. Males, called bulls, tend to be solitary, while females with young live in groups of six to eight.

How do bongos live?

Bongos are usually found in the lowland forests from Sierra Leone in West Africa, all through Central Africa and as far as southern Sudan in east Africa. Small populations also live in the montane or highland forest of Kenya.

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