What is Eland?
[[File:Taurotragus oryx.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The common eland]] [[File:Giant Eland.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The giant eland]] The '''eland''' is the largest [[antelope]]. There are two [[species]], both [[Africa]]n. The '''common eland''', ''Taurotragus oryx'', is from [[East Africa]] and [[South Africa]]. The '''giant eland''', ''Taurotragus derbianus'', is found in [[Sudan]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Cameroon]] and [[Senegal]] and [[West Africa]]. The two species are rather similar in size: males range in size from {{convert|600|and|800|kg}} and may even reach a ton on rare occasions; females range from {{convert|400|and|600|kg}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Rivers/generalinformation.html |title=General Information |publisher=Bio.davidson.edu |accessdate=2011-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkive.org/common-eland/tragelaphus-oryx/facts-and-status.html |title=Common eland at Arkive |publisher=Arkive.org |accessdate=2011-01-05 |archive-date=2008-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201023842/http://www.arkive.org/common-eland/tragelaphus-oryx/facts-and-status.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/wildlife/common_eland.shtml |title=Common eland: ''Tragelaphus (Taurotragus) oryx'' |publisher=Library.thinkquest.org |accessdate=2011-01-05 |archive-date=2012-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217221335/http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/wildlife/common_eland.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Taurotragus_oryx.html |title=Common Eland at |publisher=Ultimateungulate.com |accessdate=2011-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/wildlife/common_eland.shtml |title=The living Africa-back to wildlife |publisher=Library.thinkquest.org |accessdate=2011-01-05 |archive-date=2012-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217221335/http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/wildlife/