Editing Bongo (antelope) (section)

==Taxonomy==
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The [[scientific name]] of the bongo is ''Tragelaphus eurycerus'', and it belongs to the [[genus]] ''[[Tragelaphus]]'' and [[family (biology)|family]] [[Bovidae]]. It was first described by Irish naturalist [[William Ogilby]] in 1837.<ref name=MSW3>{{MSW3|id=14200729|page=698}}</ref> The [[Generic name (biology)|generic name]] ''Tragelaphus'' is composed of two Greek words: ''trag-'', meaning a goat; and ''elaphos'', meaning deer.<ref>{{MerriamWebsterDictionary|Tragelaphus|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] ''eurycerus'' originated from the fusion of ''eurus'' (broad, widespread) and ''keras'' (an animal's horn).<ref name="huffman">{{cite web|last1=Huffman|first1=B.|title=Bongo|url=http://www.ultimateungulate.com/artiodactyla/tragelaphus_eurycerus.html|website=Ultimate Ungulate|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref> The common name "bongo" originated probably from the [[Kele language (Gabon)|Kele]] language of [[Gabon]]. The first known use of the name "bongo" in English dates to 1861.<ref>{{MerriamWebsterDictionary|Bongo|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>

Bongos are further classified into two [[subspecies]]: ''T. e. eurycerus'', the lowland or western bongo, and the far rarer ''T. e. isaaci'', the mountain or eastern bongo, restricted to the mountains of Kenya only. The eastern bongo is larger and heavier than the western bongo. Two other subspecies are described from West and Central Africa, but taxonomic clarification is required. They have been observed to live up to 19 years.<ref name=Spinage>Spinage, C.A. (1986) ''The Natural History of Antelopes''. New York: Facts on File Publications.</ref>

[[File:Bongo skeleton at MAV-USP.jpg|thumb|A skeleton of the bongo exhibited at the [[Museum of Veterinary Anatomy FMVZ USP]], Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, [[University of São Paulo]]]]