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The situtunga is a swamp dweller and is found chiefly in Uganda and, to my knowledge, infrequently in the East African protectorate.
In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country John T. McCutcheon 1909
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Some of these such as the situtunga (_T. spekei_) have the hoofs elongated for walking on swampy ground, and hence have been separated as
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The specialization of the marsh-deer, by the way, is further shown in its hoofs, which, thanks to its semiaquatic mode of life, have grown long, like those of such African swamp antelopes as the lechwe and situtunga.
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The other members of the same family of spiral-horned antelopes are the kudu, the lesser kudu, the situtunga, the nyala, the bongo, and the lordly eland, king of all antelopes in size.
In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country John T. McCutcheon 1909
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The specialization of the marsh - deer, by the way, is further shown in its hoofs, which, thanks to its semi-aquatic mode of life, have grown long, like those of such African swamp antelopes as the lechwe and situtunga.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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