The Beira Antelope (
Dorcatragus megalotis)
is a small, 1.5 to two foot tall (at the shoulder)
antelope that is
native to the arid and mountainous regions of Djibouti,
Somalia, and
eastern
Ethiopia. The males have straight, short
horns, and they are
currently listed as "
Vulnerable" by the
IUCN. The captive breeding
program in Qatar, at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation center, reached its height in 2005 when it had 58 Beira Antelope. The center has around 2,000 animals, including gerenuk, Somali wildass,
sand cats, and
cheetahs. According to their posters on their website, they also have other
felines, including the
African wildcat, the
caracal, the jungle cat, and even a king cheetah, which is a melanistic form of the regular cheetah. As well as having many different types of felines, they do have lots of ungulates, as well as many types of
birds, and some
reptiles to boot.
HERE is the page on the Beira Antelope from the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation center's website.
