Antilope defassa = Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa (waterbuck)

Query: Artiodactyla

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Subject:	Antilope defassa = Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa (waterbuck)
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English: Engraving of defassa waterbuck - Antilope defassa ( = Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa).
Date 1835
Source Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig
Author Eduard Rüppell, 1794-1884
Source: https://archive.org/stream/novitateszoologi02lond#page/52/mode/2up

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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