Common Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
| Size: | Up to 1.3m high |
| Habitat: | Not far from water - grassland, woodland, scrub |
| Feeding: | Grass, herbs and foliage |
The Common Waterbuck is an antelope with a rather shaggy red/brown coat.
It can be distinguished from the Defassa Waterbuck by the white, horseshoe-shaped ring on its rump. The Defassa Waterbuck has a completely white rump. Only the males have horns which are tightly spiralled.
It has a lifespan of 10 - 12 years.
These photos were taken in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
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