The waterbuck is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833. Its 13 subspeci
069 Waterbuck at Queen Elizabeth National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Antílope acuático, parque nacional de Chobe, Botsuana, 2018 07 28, DD 49
Common waterbuck in Botswana
Female K. e. ellipsiprymnus, Zimbabwe
The kob is an antelope found across Central Africa and parts of West Africa and East Africa. Together with the closely related reedbucks, waterbucks, lechwe, Nile lechwe, and puku, it forms the Redunc
Waterbuck
…hot weather, and thus inhabits areas close to sources of water. However, it has been observed that unlike the other members of its genus (such as the kob and puku), the waterbuck ranges farther into the woodlands while maintaining its proximity to water. With grasses constituting a substantial 70 to 95…
Male Ugandan kob Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Ugandan kobs female and calf
Ugandan kob at Murchison Falls NP
Kob at Mole National Park in Ghana