The Great Singing Nyala live in the mountains of Ethiopia, where they travel in pairs, munch on wild grasses, and never tire of explaining that they’re not really related to the Not So Giant Nyala of South Africa (which can barely hold a tune), but more closely related to the Kudu and other antelope.

Their scientific name comes from their unusual natural defense instincts.  When startled, they freeze, then do a charming song-and-dance number, complete with a little soft-shoe thing on their hind trotters.  The duo below were photographed just before bursting into song.

Usually, the lyrics go something like this:

I gotta get to East Africa one of these days.  (Actually, between everything else, I’m spending some spare time writing questions for a quiz show in Tanzania that a Trebekistan buddy works on.  Would love to see a taping.  So, you never know.)