Stuffed megamammal week, day 2: Eland
By Colin (not verified) on 07 Apr 2009 #permalink And, in addition to their "distinctive color patches, hair tufts, manes and dewlaps"... elands are just magnificent creatures! Thanks, Darren, for posting about them! -- On the etymological theme of my comment on yesterdays post: European languages just dont have the resources to talk about antelope! Not only is the common name, "eland, from a word for elk, but the Linnean name "Taurotragus" is, like many other antelope generics, cobbled toget...
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