“A Common Eland mother charges toward the cheetah that initially targeted it, demonstrating how quickly roles can shift in the dynamics of predator and prey.” #cheetah #beastmode #predator #eland #prey | Visit Zanzibar

#TROPHYHUNT: The Common Eland Devin, Mark and Steve from Texas just finished their hunt with us and they hunted some amazing animals. This big fella is the Eland, Africa’s largest antelope. Eland males are much larger than females, weighing 400-1000 kg compared to 300-600 kg for females. Hides are a uniform fawn color with some vertical white striping on the upper parts. A dewlap, thought to be an adaptation for heat dissipation, hangs from the throat and neck. Heavy horns are twisted in a corks