Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei

Length: 160-215 cm (63-85")

Height: 107-150 cm (42-59")

Tail: 30 -70 cm (12-28")

Weight: 125-218 kg (276-480 lb.)

Status: locally common but does have a restricted range; not endangered

Habitat: Kongoni, or Coke's hartebeest, are found in areas of high grass and woodlands but prefer the medium length bush of grasslands. They like to live along the edges where the two environments merge.

Food: Kongoni like to drink regularly when grasses are dry but territorial males will go for several days

Role: herbivore without drinking. Kongoni are grazers and eat all parts of the grass plant. They do avoid eating a type of grass known as Cynodon that is favored by other herbivores.

Predators: lion, spotted hyena, leopard