Beira (antelope)

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Beira
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Dorcatragus Species: D. megalotis
Binomial name
Dorcatragus megalotis Menges, 1894

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of Somalia, Djibouti, and eastern Ethiopia.

The Beira stands 1.5 to 2 feet (0.61 m) high at the shoulder and weighs between 20-25 pounds. It has a coarse, red-grey coat with a yellow-red face. It has long, 6-inch ears and the males of the species have short, straight horns. There is currently a captive-breeding program at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar. The current captive population is about 50 beira.

The origin of the name 'beira' is from behra, its Somali name.

References

• Description and Behaviour of the Beira Antelope

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