Kobus ellipsiprymnus (waterbuck)

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Subject:	Kobus ellipsiprymnus (waterbuck)
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WATER BUCK
Source https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33270258
Date 1916
Author Richard Lydekker
Full title Wild life of the world : a descriptive survey of the geographical distribution of animals /
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWild_life_of_the_world_%28Plate_19%29_%289135283440%29.jpg

The waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. Kobus ellipsiprymnus is placed in the family Bovidae. In this sexually dimorphic antelope, male waterbucks are taller and heavier than females. The long, spiral horns, present only on males, curve backward, then forward. Kobus ellipsiprymnus acquired the vernacular name "waterbuck" due to its heavy dependence on water as compared to other antelopes and its ability to enter into water for defence.

Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Kobus
Species: Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833)

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