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WHAT DOES MOUNTAIN NYALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Mountain nyala

The mountain nyala or balbok is an antelope found in high altitude woodland in a small part of central Ethiopia. Mountain nyala were named for their similarity to the nyala but they are now considered closer relatives of the kudu. Mountain nyala stand 90-135 cm at the shoulder and weigh 150 to 300 kilograms, males being considerably larger than females. Mountain nyala have grey-brown coats sometimes with poorly defined white stripes and splotches, their coats darken as they age, the underside is lighter than the rest of the coat. Males have horns which twist one or two times and average slightly less than a metre in length. Mountain nyala are endemic to the Ethiopian highlands southeast of the Rift Valley, between 6°N and 10°N. Their former range was from Mount Gara Muleta in the east to Shashamene and the northern Bale Zone to the south; currently, the main area of distribution is the Bale Mountains National Park. Within this range, the mountain nyala prefer woodland, heath, and scrub at altitudes of at least 2000 metres above sea level sometimes wandering as high as 4000 metres. Mountain nyala mainly eat herbs and shrubs.

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Synonyms and antonyms of mountain nyala in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mountain nyala» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

山尼亚拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

montaña nyala
570 millions of speakers

English

mountain nyala
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहाड़ Nyala
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جبل نيالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гора Ньяла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

montanha Nyala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পর্বত নৈলাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

montagne Nyala
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gunung nyala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

berg nyala
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

山ニヤラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산 니 알라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gunung nyala
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

núi nyala
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலை நியாலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्वत नीला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dağ nyala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mountain nyala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

góra nyala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гора Ньяла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

munte Nyala
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βουνό nyala
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

berg njala
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

berg nyala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjell nyala
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOUNTAIN NYALA»

The term «mountain nyala» is used very little and occupies the 182.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOUNTAIN NYALA»

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Ethiopia
African buffalo Ethiopia's one fully endemic antelope species is the mountain nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni – not, as its name might suggest, a particularly close relative of the nyala of southern Africa, but more probably evolved from a race of  ...
Philip Briggs, 2012
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Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus ...
Hence, I recommend and dedicate this book for those who in one way or another dedicate their life for betterment of wildlife resources of the world, particularly endangered wild animals and antelopes of Ethiopia.
Mamo Dubale Yosef, Yosef Mamo Dubale, Afework Bekele, 2013
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African Antelope Database 1998
Predation of caIves and juveniles by domestic dogs is also a threat to mountain nyala. However, the species' resilience is indicated by the recovery of the Gaysay population since 1991. This population is continuing to increase, and there is an  ...
Rod East, 1999
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Mammals of Africa
The latter two species have been known to kill Mountain Nyala calves in and around the Gaysay grasslands in Bale (Sillero-Zubiri 8: Gottelli 1995, Woldegebriel 1996), but there are no records available for the other species. None is thought to ...
Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Thomas Butynski, 2013
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Ungulate Taxonomy
In the mitochondrial tree, the bushbuck are sister to the sitatunga plus the bongo, with the mountain nyala as sister to all three; yet in the nuclear tree, the bushbuck , the mountain nyala, and the sitatunga plus the bongo are three equal ...
Colin Groves, Peter Grubb, 2011
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
Tragelaphus scriptus, bushbuck T. spekii, sitatunga 7". angasii, nyala T. buxtoni, mountain nyala T. strepsiceros, greater kudu T. imberbis, lesser kudu T. ( Boocercus) eurycems, bongo T. (Taurotragus) oryx, common eland T. derbianus, Derby ...
Richard Estes, 1991
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Olduvai Gorge
the mountain nyala. Behind the orbit, at the base of the horn cores, there are deep grooves which somewhat resemble those in the living species, S. strepsiceros, but which are much deeper and more strongly marked. The angle between the ...
L. S. Leakey, 1965
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The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals ...
Chapter 13 BUSHBUCK TRIBE Tragelaphini Bushbuck, Trageiaplms scripms Greater kuciu, T. strepsieeros Sitatunga, T. spekii Bongo, T. 1" Baocercus) euryeems Nyala,T. angasii Common eland, T.(Taurotragus,l OT')lX Mountain nyala, ...
Richard D. Estes, 1999
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Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia Of Loch Monsters ...
MOUNTAIN NYALA 173 Though the lowland gorilla {Gorilla gorilla) was officially recognized only as late as 1847, the mountain gorilla {Gorilla beringa) was not discovered until the twentieth century — despite many expeditions mounted by ...
Loren Coleman, Jerome Clark, 2013
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Walker's Mammals of the World
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei), photo by N. W. Labanoff through Bemhard Grzimek. subgenus Tragelaphus De Blainville, 1816 T. buxtoni (mountain nyala), highlands of southern Ethiopia; T. spekeii (sitatunga), Gambia to southern Sudan,  ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOUNTAIN NYALA»

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Barbara Sackman announced as 2015 Weatherby Award winner
... species, such as the Sulaiman Markhor, Adders duiker, Asian lynx, Siberian musk deer, and the mountain nyala, not to mention the Big Five. «Lone Star Outdoor News, Jul 15»
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Little About Bale Mountains National Park
Mammals of paramount importance in BMNP include the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni), big-headed ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Ethiopia, risen from the ashes
Families of warthogs, antelope, mountain nyala and, later in the lower grasslands, families of monkeys flank our route. The views are ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
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Must We Really Kill Endangered Rhinos and Elephants to Save …
Of its other large mammals, at least six species—the black rhinoceros, the African wild ass, the Ethiopian wolf, the mountain nyala, the Walia ... «TakePart, Mar 15»
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John Banovich Exhibiting at the SCI Hunter's Convention February 4 …
BWF supports 10 projects in seven countries, working on initiatives crucial for lions, Amur tigers and mountain nyala. “Through my art, I hope to ... «AmmoLand.com, Jan 15»
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Jim Eagles: Actually, Bob, plenty grows
And in the mountains there was spectacular wildlife ranging from stately mountain nyala and haughty ostriches to herds of bleeding heart ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 14»
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Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia: A landscape full of unique …
On the Dinsho Trail, we walked along tracks on undulating hillsides with massive juniper trees sheltering mountain nyala and Menelik's ... «The Independent, Oct 14»
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Ethiopia - A journey to the cradle of humanity
There is also a lot of wildlife to be found here - with herds of mountain nyala, Menelik's bushbuck, and the occasional lion, or giant forest hog. «Irish Independent, Aug 14»
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Endangered Species of the Week: Mountain Nyala
Interesting Fact: The male mountain nyala is larger than the female, and has long, spiralling horns, which may grow to 118 centimetres long. «ARKive, Jul 14»
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Track wolves in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains
Visitors hike through the stark Afro-alpine moorland of the Sanetti plateau, home to mountain nyala and spotted hyenas as well as wolves, and ... «EthioSports, Feb 14»

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