Reedbuck
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REEDBUCK (Dutch rietbok), the popular name of a foxy red South African antelope (Cervicapra arundineum) of medium size, with a moderately long bushy tail, a bare gland-patch behind the ear, ...
Reedbuck live either alone or in pairs. Sometimes large herds occur during the winter months. They prefer to lie in grass or reed beds in the heat of the day and feed during cooler hours of sunrise and sunset, or sometimes even at night.
Reedbuck
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.
Bohor Reedbucks have a distinctive whistling (males) and a frog-like croaking (females). These animals become most verbose during ritual mating displays. Gestation period is about 7.5 months.
Habitat
Ethiopia and the Blue Nile region of the Sudan ...
Southern reedbuck
Taxonomy Redunca arundinum [Boddaert, 1785]. Citation: Elench. Anim., 1:141. Type locality:South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Bathurst Division.
Reedbuck
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Weighs up to 70 Kg and rams have a 950mm shoulder height. Ewes are smaller and only measure 800mm at the shoulders and weigh about 51 Kg. Pelage is grey-brown with white underpants. Tail is...
Southern Reedbuck (R. arundinum) Â- Mountain Reedbuck (R. fulvorufula) Â- Bohor Reedbuck (R. redunca)
Aepycerotinae
Aepyceros ...
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe: impala (60%), kudu (30%), reedbuck (2%).
Kruger National Park, South Africa: impala (52%), kudu (12%), reedbuck (15%).
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya: Thompson's gazelle (67%), impala (17%), wildebeest (8%).
During mornings and early evenings, packs search together within their home range for antelopes (duiker, reedbuck, impala, and Thomson's gazelle), as well as larger wildebeest and the occasional zebra, particularly if these prey are ill or injured.
The dominant prey of the wild dog is Thomson's gazelle, wildebeest, impala, duiker and reedbuck. At the Zoo, wild dogs are fed a base diet that includes a commercial raw meat mix which contains the nutrients essential for the animal's well being.
With several strictly territorial species eg white rhinoceros, blesbok, water buck, sable antelope, gems buck, reedbuck, and tsessebe, there needs to be a minimum of three adult males in new populations or herd.
Topi (Damaliscus lunatus)
Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)
Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
Southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum)
Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) ...
 See also: Antelope, Waterbuck, Gazelle, Lechwe, Wildebeest
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