The bongo antelope is a unique and beautiful animal. It lives in African forests. Sadly, it is endangered. Habitat loss and poaching are major threats. Mountain bongos are critically endangered.

The bongo is a very striking forest antelope with a brilliantly colored hide and long, smooth, spiral-shaped horns. Both male and female bongos have horns, but the female’s horns are thinner and more ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDW.COM) - One of the world's most endangered animals, a Mountain Bongo (antelope) busted out of the Fort Worth Zoo the morning of Dec. 16. The critically endangered subspecies of the ...

BURLESON, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark scientific and conservation achievement, a critically endangered Bongo antelope has been born from a surrogate Eland antelope at Infinity ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo celebrated the birth of a male eastern bongo calf on June 25, marking a significant addition to one of Africa's most endangered antelope species, with an estimated 100 left ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has a bongo birth announcement: Two female calves of a critically endangered antelope species are ready for their close-ups. The stepsisters ...

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton has announced the birth of a pair of mountain bongo antelope calves. The park says one youngster was born to mother Aurora on June 18, ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bouncing baby bongo has been born in New Orleans. It's from a highly endangered antelope subspecies, and is the first calf conceived at the Species Survival Center created by the ...

Jul. 8—Two mountain bongo calves have arrived at African Safari Wildlife Park, according to a news release. One youngster was born to mother Aurora on June 18, and the other was born to mother ...

When it comes to Africa’s forest wildlife, few animals capture the imagination like the bongo antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus). This magnificent creature, with its striking reddish-brown coat, bold ...