Query:
bovidae
Result: 30
th
of 317
Ellipsis Waterbuck
Subject:
Ellipsis Waterbuck
Poster:
Ben McKune (benmckune@hotmail.com)
Resolution: 640x480 File Size: 54598 Bytes Upload Date: 2004:06:05 13:28:26
Ellipsis
Waterbuck
This photo was taken at the Hogle Zoo in Utah
Comments
=========
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
waterbuck
s 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
antelope
s and its ability to enter into water for defence.
Order:
Artiodactyla
> Family:
Bovidae
> Genus: Kobus > Species:
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
bovidae
30/317
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