Puku
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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.
Puku
Taxonomy Kobus vardonii [Livingstone, 1857]. Citation: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, p. 256. Type locality: Zambia, Barotseland, Chobe Valley, near Libonta (40deg30'S, 23deg15'E).
The puku is restricted to north Angola , north Botswana , Malawi , north-eastern Namibia , south Tanzania , former Zaire , Zambia and Zimbabwe (East, 1996; Wilson & Reeder, 1993).
PUKU - Kobus vardonii
The first impression one gets of the puku is that of a large teddy bear. Their shaggy appearance, distinct ears and black muzzles all add to the effect - you may be shooting at your child's favourite soft toy...
Kobus vardonii (Puku)
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vardonii the puku of southern-central Africa
- K. ellipsiprymnus the Common or Ellipsen waterbuck of eastern and southern Africa with a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 50-52
- K.e. ellipsiprymnus the Southern waterbuck
- K.e.
In southern Africa, major prey consists of springbok (northeastern Botswana, Namibia, South Africa); greater kudu calves and warthog (Namibia); impala, and puku.
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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Gallery sections (page 3): Bush Buck Elephants Giraffe Ground Squirrel Impala Kudu Ostrich Oryx Puku Seals Scrub Hare Springbok Warthog Wildebeest Zebra ...
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, Lechwe, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Kob
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