Waterbuck
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WATERBUCK (Wasserbok), the name of a large South African antelope (Cobus ellipsiprymnus) belonging to the subfamily Cervicaprinae, characterized by the white elliptical ring on the buttocks, ...
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
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Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833)
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Waterbuck
Mammal. Despite their name, waterbucks are not fond of swimming, but they always live near water and will wade in to hide from predators. Waterbucks don't form herds.
Waterbuck
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.
Waterbuck
Taxonomy Kobus ellipsiprymnus [Ogilby, 1833]. Citation: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1833:47. Type locality: South Africa, between Lataku (near Kuruman) and W coast of Africa, N of Orange River, on Molopo River.
The waterbuck has a long-haired, often shaggy brown-gray coat that emits a smelly, greasy secretion thought to be for waterproofing.
The waterbuck's habitat furnishes them with a year-round source of food. Mainly grazers, they consume types of coarse grass seldom eaten by other grazing animals and occasionally browse leaves from certain trees and bushes.
Most waterbuck species have experienced declining numbers due to uncontrolled hunting.
Waterbuck
Many a waterbuck like this one also made its presence known.
Waterbuck
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Waterbuck is a big antelope with a characteristic white circle around the tail and a collar of white hair around the neck. The colour of the rest of the body is grey-brown.
About Waterbuck
This antelope stands up to 4.5 ft high at the shoulder and can weigh more than 450 lbs. It has a coarse, gray or red-brown coat smeared with an oily substance that gives it a musty smell. Waterbucks stay near water at all times.
* waterbuck
* wildebeest
Imports: Blackbuck antelope have been imported into the United States, primarily for the purpose of "exotic game hunts," common and popular in Texas. There are no true antelope native to the Americas.
The females do almost all of the hunting, bringing down animals such as wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, impala, and sometimes giraffe. Lions will also feed on smaller animals such as hares, birds and reptiles.
Spotted Hyena have also been observed killing and eating Hares, Waterbuck, Eland, Buffalo, porcupine, snakes, warthogs, domestic cattle, Lion, other Spotted Hyena, black rhino, Hippo, tortoise and many more species.
in wetlands, such as the waterbuck;
in deserts, such as the addax and oryx.
Antelope have excellent senses and are alert to look out for predators. Most antelopes are fast runners, and escape predators with great leaps.
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
Common eland (Tragelaphus oryx)
Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
Oribi (Ourebia ourebi)
Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus)
Topi (Damaliscus lunatus)
Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) ...
Squat and muscular, the ratel is ready for battle, having been known to attack animals much larger than itself such as the African buffalo, the gnu, or waterbuck. The ratel is omnivorous.
Watani Grasslands: elephants, rhinos, antelope, gazelles, waterbucks, ostriches
Bushlands: lions, red river hogs
Kitera Forest: chimpanzees
Forest Glade: western lowland gorillas
African Pavilion: baboons, tropical plants ...
10. Why do predators prefer not to hunt waterbucks?
because they are too small to provide much of a meal
because they can run 60 miles per hour
because their flesh is tough and smells bad ...
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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Africa is the home of most antelopes, including the bushbuck ,waterbuck , lechwe, marshbuck , impala , or palla, kudu, nyala , springbuck , bongo .
In the wild, their most important prey are medium-sized hoofed animals such as gazelles, impalas and waterbucks. Having eaten their fill, cheetahs rarely return to the kill and will eat carrion only under dire circumstances.
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.
Leopards are the most successful hunters of the cat family. Their prey include Impala, Bushbuck, Warthog and also the young of Wildbeest, Kudu and Waterbuck. Rodents, ground birds, monkeys, baboons, frogs and fish, also make part of their diet.
Post mature bulls tend to become solitary and often associate with other game species such as kudu, waterbuck and very small impala groups.
 See also: Antelope, Lechwe, Reedbuck, Gazelle, Gemsbok
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