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Lechwe
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see marsh antelope.
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Marsh Antelope - name for members of a group of deerlike African antelopes, usually found in reeds or tall grasses near water.
Lechwe
Taxonomy Kobus leche [Gray, 1850]. Citation: Gleanings, Knowsley Menagerie, 2:23. Type locality: Bechuanaland (Botswana), Zoaga River (Botletle River), near Lake Ngami.
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LECHWE - Kobus leche
Lechwe are possibly one of Africa's most handsome animals with their sweeping horns and fuzzy coats. They differ according to region, taking on various color schemes and horn variation.
The lechwe feeds on grass and marsh and aquatic plants. It spends much of the day in shallow water. If disturbed it runs at great speed, with impressive leaps, and takes refuge in water since it is a good swimmer.
Black Lechwe
Mammal. A medium-sized antelope, the black lechwe (LEECH-wee) grows to about a meter (3.3 ft) in height, weighing 60 to 128 kg (132 to 282 lb).
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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leche the lechwe of southern-central Africa
- K. megaceros the Nile lechwe of Sudan
- K. vardonii the puku of southern-central Africa
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Kobus leche smithemani (Black lechwe)
The black lechwe is one of three living subspecies of the lechwe, a water antelope of southern Africa. The long body is highest at the... More 1 Image 5 Videos ...
Africa is the home of most antelopes, including the bushbuck ,waterbuck , lechwe, marshbuck , impala , or palla, kudu, nyala , springbuck , bongo .
Despite its name, the waterbuck is not truly aquatic nor as much at home in water and swamps as is the sitatunga or lechwe. It does, however, take refuge there to escape predators.
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Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana: impala (85%), kudu, lechwe; Namibia: reedbuck, wildebeest, roan, duiker.
Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania: impala (69%), wildebeest (11%) reedbuck (3%), warthog (3%).
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.
The Red Book of Endangered Species includes Grevy's zebra and Hartmann's mountain zebra, Przewalski's horse, the Malayan tapir, babirusa, vicugna, Formosan sika deer, addax, Barbary sheep, dama gazelle, lechwe, gaur, anoa, ...
roedeer; the lichi or lechwe (C. lichi) is characterized by its long horns, black fore-legs and superior size; while the puku (C. vardoni), which is also a swamp-loving species from SouthCentral Africa, ...
 See also: Antelope, Waterbuck, Sitatunga, Reedbuck, Deer
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