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Fig. 5. Female Rongo antelope »Karens, 4 years old, still growing borne. Picture taken 
a 4--25--1962. --- Phot.: REBMAN, Cleveland. | | 
a slight discharge of blood. On October 2, 1960 a clear fluid discharge. 
was noticed following a slight blood flow which was first detected on 
September 29. The keeper feels that her behavior is unusual during heat 
for about 3 days. 
A female which lived in the New York Zoological Park 18 years, 2 
months, and 17 days (CRANDALL, letter, 1958), was 19 years, 4 months, 
and approximately 23 days old at death. This is the known record. 
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Food : : 
 Roosevert & Wenver (1914) say: *They do not graze, but browsee.. 
Young bamboo shoots are gaid to be a favorite food (Ioniprs 1956). 
CaNSDALE (1951) says: »It is fond of raiding coco yam farms in the Gold 
