The nyala is a spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa. Females and young males have ten or more white stripes on their sides. They generally browse during the day if temperatures are 20–30 °C and during the night in the rainy season. As a herbivore, they feed upon foliage, fruits and grasses, and require sufficient fresh water. They do not show signs of territoriality, and individuals' areas can overlap. They live in single-sex or mixed family groups of up to 10 individuals, but old males live alone. They inhabit thickets within dense and dry savannah woodlands. Their main predators are lion, leopard and African wild dog, while baboons and raptorial birds prey on juveniles.