and have been successfully domesticated for meat and milk production in South Africa and Russia. Their need for water is quite low because they produce urine with a highurea content, but they require a substantial grazing area, along with salt licks and large amounts of supplementary feed such as maize, sorghum, melons, and beans, which can be expensive. A female can produce up to of milk per day that is richer in milkfat than cow milk. The pleasant-tasting milk has a butterfat content of 11-17% and can be stored for up to eight months if properly prepared, versus several days for cow milk. Housing common elands is difficult due to their ability to jump over fences as high as or simply break through using their substantial mass. Sometimes, wild elands break through enclosures to mix with domesticated ones. Common elands can reproduce in captivity, but calf survival is low and the young may need to be separated from their mothers to ensure health and adequate feeding. Husbandry requires care because the generally placid animals startle easily and require large amounts of space. References External links Information at ITIS common eland Fauna of East Africa Mammals of Southern Africa Mammals of Burundi Mammals of Botswana Mammals of Angola Mammals of Ethiopia Mammals of Kenya Mammals of Lesotho Mammals of Malawi Mammals of Mozambique Mammals of Namibia Mammals of Rwanda Mammals of South Africa Mammals of South Sudan Mammals of Eswatini Mammals of Tanzania Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mammals of Uganda Mammals of Zambia Mammals of Zimbabwe Animals in mythology common eland Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas Bovids of Africa