






Latin name |
Kobus ellipsiprymnus |
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Family |
Large mammals |
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Size |
1,3 m (m) 1,2 m (f) Only male carries horns |
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Weight |
250-270 kg (m) 200kg (f) |
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Colour |
Grey to greyish brown, coarse, shaggy coat; white ring on rump; white marking around eyes, chin and nose. Legs and abdomen darker; long dark tuft on tail. Bulls, especially, have a white fringe at the throat. |
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Appearance |
Reedbuck, but larger. Horns similar but twice as long. White target ring on rump diagnostic, as is coarse and shaggy coat. |
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Habitat |
Open plains or woodland close to water. |