Kobus (kob, lechwes, puku, waterbuck)
Kob
The kob looks like an impala, but the two species are not related.
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Kob
Kob are found the moist savannah zones of Africa, from Senegal to western Kenya .
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Lechwes Waterbuck
Lechwes waterbucks are found on flood plains that border swamps
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Nile Lechwe
Nile lechwe are considered “royal” animals by the Shilluk people of Sudan.
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Nile Lechwe
Nile lechwes are only found in the Bahr-el-Ghazel district of the Southern Sudan, and in Machar Gambella marshes of Ethiopia in Africa.
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Puku
Puku are found in southern Central Africa, including northern Botswana, northern Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Puku are reddish-brown and look like deer. They are found.in savannah and floodplains with rivers or marshes.
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Waterbuck
The waterbuck has shaggy reddish-brown fur.
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Male waterbucks have ringed horns that can grow up to three feet long!
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The odor from the waterbuck's sweat glands acts as a deterrent to predators.
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Waterbuck
Waterbucks are found in Africa south of the Sahara. When they are threatened, they may go into shallow water to defend themselves, or hide in reeds submerged up to the nose.
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Waterbucks are found in grasslands that are close to water.
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Pelea (rhebok)
Common Rhebok
The rhebok is found throughout South Africa.
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Redunca (reedbucks)
Bohar Reedbuck
The bohar reedbuck has a yellowish to pale reddish-brown coat, a bushy tail and a gray patch under each ear where its scent glands are located.
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Bohar Reedbuck
The bohar reedbuck is found in Africa in grasslands and wide wide plains that have tall grass where they can hide.
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Mountain Reedbuck
Southern mountain reedbucks are found from the eastern Cape Province to southeastern Botswana.
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Southern Reedbuck
The southern reedbuck has a yellowish brown to grayish brown coat. It has a short bushy tail with a white underside and black lines that run down the front of its forelegs and lower hind legs.
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Southern reedbucks are found across much of south central Africa
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