MyKrugerHoliday
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source ↗
Nyala
Njala · Tragelaphus angasii
Nyala are shaggy, handsome antelope that live in thick riverine bush. Males and females look so different they seem like separate species: bulls are dark slate-grey with a long fringe of hair and gentle spiral horns, while the smaller females are bright chestnut with white stripes. They feed in the shade and rarely stray far from cover.
Log your Nyala sighting — free →How to identify it
The bull's shaggy dark coat with orange-yellow lower legs sets it apart from the smoother, larger kudu.
Look for its tracks
Cloven hoof midway between impala and kudu in size; slim pointed halves, in riverside thickets.
Where to see it in Kruger
Most common in the far north, in dense thickets along rivers like the Luvuvhu near Pafuri.
Did you know
Male and female nyala look so different that early naturalists thought they were two separate animals.
Often confused with
See it? Log it — free.
MyKrugerHoliday is a free, offline field guide and one-tap sighting log for a Kruger self-drive. No ads, no account, works with no signal.