Nyalas are one of my favorite antelopes. As adults they show very significant sexual dimorphism (difference between males and females in a species), quite unusually so for large mammals.
Adult males have large spiraled horns, are dark grey with white stripes, and feature a crest of white hairs along their spine ridge.
Females are red/brown with white stripes, have no horns, and have no specially colored hair on their spines.
Yesterday afternoon I took this picture of a very unusually colored adult male. He had beautiful large horns and a white hairline on his spine, but he was red/brown like a female.
Male Nyala fawns start out in life in female coloration but morph grey as they grow up. This adult male had developed the regular features (horns, white hair line) except for the pelt color.
From his behavior towards other males he certainly identified himself as a male, regardless of his unusual
coloration!
Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 4000 | 1/500sec | f6.7 | ev+0 | 190mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 60% of original image
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