Sixth critically endangered antelope born at African Safari Wildlife Park

Information courtesy of African Safari Wildlife Park

Photo credit courtesy: African Safari Wildlife Park

PORT CLINTON, Ohio, July 24, 2025 — African Safari Wildlife Park is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Mountain Bongo. The calf is the sixth Mountain Bongo born at the Park since 2022.

Born to mother Aurora and father Calvin on June 27, the yet-to-be-named calf appears to be in excellent health and can be seen daily in the Park's Drive-Thru Safari. The Park will announce the youngster's sex on its social media channels with a "gender reveal" in the coming days.

Mountain Bongo are large antelope native to montane forests in Kenya, where their oversized ears help them detect would-be predators lurking nearby. Habitat loss and poaching have reduced the wild population to roughly 100 individuals, and the animals are listed as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.