Kob
Taxonomy Kobus kob [Erxleben, 1777]. Citation: Syst. Regni Anim., 1:293 Type locality: Upper Guinea, towards Senegal.
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Kob
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see marsh antelope.
More on Kob
Marsh Antelope - name for members of a group of deerlike African antelopes, usually found in reeds or tall grasses near water.
Kob inhabit moist grasslands across East and West Africa, but occur in great numbers only in Southern Sudan.
Kob breed year-round in East Africa with an 8-month gestation and generally one offspring.
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In order to evade a predator, kobs will leap into the air or seek refuge in water or reed beds.
The kob is most active in the morning and late afternoon. Adult males are territorial, although the size of their defended ranges varies depending on the habitat and population density.
White-Eared Kob Range
Fast Facts
Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Size: 36 in (92 cm) at shoulder Weight: 230 lbs (105 kg) Group name: Herd Protection status: None Did you know?
About Kob
The kob is a close relative of the waterbuck. It is smaller and has shorter fur than its cousin. The kob is usually light brown, with pale undersides and white rings around its eyes. Males have backswept horns.
Types From the actual water-buck in the appearance properly different is the Kob-Wasserbock (Kobus kob), whose splendid Gehörn S-förmig is bent.
Impala were Kenya's answer to the kob we saw in Uganda. They were everywhere, in huge numbers. And still, this is probably the best picture of impala I came away with -- pretty sad, huh?
Yellow Baboons ...
Upemba Lechwe (K. anselli) Â- Waterbuck (K. ellipsiprymnus) Â- Kob (K. kob) Â- Lechwe (K. leche) Â- Nile Lechwe (K. megaceros) Â- Puku (K. vardonii)
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Lynch (1974) states that this net-work is comparable with the lek or arena system of Blesbok, Lechwe and Uganda Kob, which consists of a tight cluster of 10 - 20 small central territories, each occupied by one adult male.
They specialize in preying on medium-sized antelope including Thomson's gazelle, impala, kob, lechwe and springbok. This species does not hunt in relays but rather depends on endurance that is greater than their prey. They can run at about 35 m.p.h.
Some antelopes include the gazelle, eland, impala, springbok, klipspringer, oryx, saiga, waterbuck, suni, hartebeests, topi, nyala, bongo, dik-dik, kob, duiker, gemsbok, etc. They are hunted by lions, leopards, wild dogs, and other predators.
In a study in Senegal, Hyaenas were found to prey on large herbivores such as buffalo, hartebeest, kob, warthog, bushbuck. In addition, C. crocuta has been known to prey on the young of giraffe, hippopotamus and rhinoceros.
 See also: Antelope, Waterbuck, Sheep, Lechwe, Eland
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