largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from
220–290 cm (87–110 in), the epithet "giant" refers to its large
horns. It is also called "Lord Derby's eland" in honour of Edward Smith-
Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, by whose efforts it was first introduced to
England. As a herbivore, it eats grasses, foliage and branches. It
usually forms small herds consisting of 15–25 members, both males and
females. Giant elands are not territorial, and have large home ranges.
They are naturally alert and wary, which makes them difficult to
approach and observe. They can run at up to 70 km/h (43 mph) and use
speed as a defence against predators. They mostly inhabit broad-leafed
savannas, woodlands and glades. The giant eland is native to Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of Congo,
Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan. It is no longer present in
Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo. Its presence is uncertain in
Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, and Uganda. There are two subspecies, which have
been given different conservation statuses by the International Union
for Conservation of Nature.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_eland>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1545:
The Council of Trent, an ecumenical council convoked by Pope
Paul III in response to the growth of Protestantism, opened in Trent,
Bishopric of Trent (now in modern Italy).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Trent>
1809:
American physician Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first
removal of an ovarian tumor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_McDowell>
1960:
With Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie out of the country,
four conspirators staged a coup attempt and installed Crown Prince Asfaw
Wossen as the new Emperor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Ethiopian_coup_attempt>
1989:
The Troubles: A Provisional Irish Republican Army engaged in a
fierce firefight with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at a vehicle
checkpoint complex in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Derryard_checkpoint>
2011:
A man threw grenades and fired an automatic rifle at crowds in
the Place Saint-Lambert, Liège, Belgium, killing 15 people and injuring
125 others, before committing suicide.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Li%C3%A8ge_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
calendrical:
Of, pertaining to, or used by a calendar system.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/calendrical>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
When words leave off, music begins.
--Heinrich Heine
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Heinrich_Heine>
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