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  Waterbuck Information
Waterbucks are predominately grazers, with 80% of their diet consisting of grasses and 20% from the leaves of trees and shrubs.
Waterbuck's graze mainly on long grasses, which is essential as they are physically incapable of getting their mouths close enough to the ground to feed on short grass.
Waterbucks normally feed on coarse grass that grows on or near flood plains and large stretches of water, that are seldom eaten by other grazing animals.
www.cruisersafaris.com /animals/waterbuck.htm   (655 words)

  
 Lion Country Safari - Animal Information - Waterbuck
The length of the horns is determined by the age of the waterbuck (Kingdon, 1982).
The size of a waterbuck's home range depends on the quality of the habitat, population, and the age and fitness of the waterbuck.
The activity of the waterbuck is affected by seasonal differences, habitat, grazing conditions, distance from water, and the number of predators in the area.
www.lioncountrysafari.com /AnimalInfo/Waterbuck.htm   (609 words)

  
 Waterbuck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is an antelope found in Western, Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa.
Waterbuck stand 190 to 210 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh from 160 to 240 kilograms.
Waterbuck are found in scrub and savannah areas near water where they eat grass.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waterbuck   (206 words)

  
 Waterbuck
Waterbucks live in large herds consisting of a dominant male, one or more subordinate males and up to as many as 70 females and juveniles.
Waterbucks have shaggy, reddish brown fur and a white ring or patch on their buttocks, as well as white fur surrounding their fl noses.
The mother mates again within two to five weeks of giving birth, and this high population rate is one of the reasons waterbucks are not endangered, despite the encroachment on their land and the high numbers killed by hunters.
www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Waterbuck.asp?i_id=666   (455 words)

  
 Marwell Zoo Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Waterbuck, members of the kob family, inhabit areas of lush vegetation and woodland near rivers and lakes.
Although 2 species of waterbuck are recognised, the ellipsen and the defassa, which has an all white rump, the distinction is becoming harder to make due to interbreeding.
Waterbuck are almost entirely grazers, feeding on tender shoots in particular.
www.marwell.org.uk /pages/zooinfo/animalDetail.asp?animalUID=102   (330 words)

  
 Waterbuck Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Waterbuck are robust heavily built antelope with a distinctive smell.
As their name suggests Waterbuck are often found near some form of permanent water and they make use of this water when pursued by predators, often right up to their necks.
Waterbuck are one of the few animals that feed on the coarse reedy growth in vleis, where the soil is highly mineralized.
www.maclaren.co.za /waterbuck.htm   (80 words)

  
 ANIMAL BYTES - Defassa Waterbuck
The defassa waterbuck is a large, robust animal with long, shaggy hair and a brown-gray coat that emits an oily secretion from its sweat glands, which acts as a water repellant.
Waterbucks do not migrate or move great distances, so territories are usually held year round.
When the defessa and common waterbucks have bordering ranges they often interbreed; as a result, some scientists consider the two groups as a single species instead of two separate species was they are referred to by others researchers.
www.seaworld.org /animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/artiodactyla/defassa-waterbuck.htm   (464 words)

  
 Waterbuck
The shaggy, coarse coat is reddish brown to grizzled grey in colour, darkening with age.
The waterbuck is usually found near water, but it is not so closely associated with water as would be expected from its name.
Waterbuck have a distinct social hierarchy based on size and strength, and contests are frequent.
www.wildcam.com /guides/critter.jsp?animalid=12   (467 words)

  
 AWF: Wildlife: Waterbuck
The odor from the waterbuck's sweat glands acts as a deterrent to predators.
Waterbucks have large, rounded ears and white patches above the eyes, around the nose and mouth and on the throat.
As its name would indicate, the waterbuck inhabits areas that are close to water in savanna grasslands, gallery forests and riverine woodlands south of the Sahara.
www.awf.org /content/wildlife/detail/waterbuck   (640 words)

  
 Comparative Placentation
In the common waterbuck they measured 2 cm in length, but in Lechwe and Defassa waterbucks they were 5 cm long and 1-2 mm wide at their bases.
This common waterbuck's placenta is typical cotyledonary, composed of large and slightly convex cotyledons that are much larger in the horn of implantation (10 x 7 cm) but extend, with smaller cotyledons (2 x 2 cm), into the unoccupied horn.
Gikonyo, N.K., Hassanali, A., Njagi, P.G. and Saini, R.K.: Behaviour of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood (Diptera: Glossinidae) on waterbuck Kobus defassa Ruppel and feeding membranes smeared with waterbuck sebum indicates the presence of allomones.
medicine.ucsd.edu /cpa/buck.html   (2072 words)

  
 African Bowhunt - Part 2
The morning we had all sorts of fowl and game come in the waterhole, including several small waterbuck bulls, eland, and of course more impala and warthogs, oh yeah and a small herd of kudu, again bulls were less than I wanted.
Waterbuck was one of the animals that had drawn me back to Africa.
Waterbuck, one group with three bulls all on the immature side along with calves and cows.
www.bowhunting.net /artman/publish/printer_DukesAfricaPt2.shtml   (706 words)

  
 Waterbuck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Waterbucks are large, stately, easily recognized antelope with straight backs and coarse, shaggy coats.
Waterbucks are gregarious and live in herds of 5-30, led by an old bull.
Common Waterbucks are found in woodland and savanna habitats, but always near permanent water.
www.honoluluzoo.org /waterbuck.htm   (349 words)

  
 Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus ) - Waterbuck information - Waterbuck facts, pictures, photos - WildAnimalsOnline.com
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a mammal, antelope, at the order of Artiodactyla and family Bovidae.
Waterbuck body is heavyset, with the shaggy, coarse coat of reddish brown to grizzled grey colour.
Waterbucks’ family can be only female, only male or mixed and have up to 30 animals, with distinct social hierarchy based on size and strength.
www.wildanimalsonline.com /mammals/waterbuck.php   (306 words)

  
 african hunting waterbuck hunting facts and tips
Waterbuck are not given the respect they deserve and personal opinion amongst experienced professional hunters will confirm that they are dangerous especially when assumed as being timid like many other African antelope.
Waterbuck form small groups of mostly females and young with a dominant male and are never found far from water.
Waterbuck are active around water in the early morning and evening and are usually found near a waterhole, river or dam where they bed down in the heat of the day.
www.safaribwana.com /ANIMALS/animpages/waterbuck.htm   (673 words)

  
 WATERBUCK RESCUED   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A young waterbuck bull was rescued by a group of volunteers at SanWild last week.
She was crying frantically as she was witnessing a young waterbuck trapped between to game fences on a dirt road, being chased down by a two men in a pickup.
Antibiotics was administered and the young waterbuck was driven on the back of our vehicle to be released into the smaller piece of land adjoining the sanctuary so that he could fully recover.
www.sanwild.org /NOTICEBOARD/news2005/WATERBUCKRESCUED.HTML   (446 words)

  
 Waterbuck
As it name would suggest, the waterbuck is a good swimmer and flees into water if pursued, although it is reported that they do not actually like going into water.
The waterbuck is classified as a low risk, conservation dependent species by the IUCN (1996).
Despite the name waterbuck, this species is less dependent on water than the other members in its genus.
www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Kobus_ellipsiprymnus.html   (517 words)

  
 Waterbuck
The waterbuck, or water kob, is easily recognised from the shape of its horns, only present in males, with their heavy ridges and backward curve.
Another characteristic trait is the ring-shaped mark on the rump, contrasting sharply with the dark colour of the rest of the waterbuck's body.
The waterbuck lives in forested areas with clearings, always near water, throughout the whole of western Africa south of the equator.
www.zoobarcelona.com /ZOO_Barcelona/English/zoo_virtual/catala/vv_antilop.htm   (208 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Waterbuck
Waterbuck, name applied chiefly to a species of large antelope native to southern and eastern Africa.
The waterbuck is more than 1.2 m (more than 4...
Reedbucks, waterbucks and their relatives (subfamily Reduncinae) include ten species of antelopes that live in wetlands and tussock grasslands in...
ca.encarta.msn.com /Waterbuck.html   (86 words)

  
 ESPNOutdoors - Profile: Common Waterbuck
The waterbuck has long hair and is grayish-brown, lighter on the flanks.
The male waterbuck has horns that are long and heavily-ringed rising backward and upward.
The waterbuck is seldom far from water living in marsh areas and reed beds as well as savanna woodlands and grasslands.
sports.espn.go.com /outdoors/hunting/news/story?page=g_enc_waterbuck   (135 words)

  
 KARACHI: Waterbuck breeds in Safari Park -DAWN - Local; February 28, 2006
The male waterbuck holds a territory covering between one fourth to one square mile, usually along the riverbank where thickets provide food and protection as well.
Thereupon she is not allowed to escape into her original herd by the dominant male that stands in front of her with his head up and forefeet together, an indication that she can no more join the herd across his territory.
Waterbucks are often seen standing up to their bellies in water.
www.dawn.com /2006/02/28/local6.htm   (345 words)

  
 The Waterbuck [print-friendly] : Utah's Hogle Zoo
Waterbuck live in the savannah zone, even in somewhat arid country but always around water.
The waterbuck is a large antelope with coarse rough, brownish coat, white around the muzzle and eyes.
Waterbuck occupy much of the same terrain as the related Kob and Lechwe but do not compete for food.
www.hoglezoo.org /animals/printable.php?id=171   (155 words)

  
 Wildlife Africa- Waterbuck Behavior
Waterbuck associate in herds of up to 50 or 60 individuals, and they are not territorial animals.
If threatened by a predator, Waterbuck will not hesitate to take refuge in deep water, very often infested with crocodiles to whom they fall prey.
Waterbuck calves remain concealed for a couple of weeks after birth, in a thicket of tall grass or bush, after which they form nursery groups within the breeding herds.
www.wildlifeafrica.co.za /waterbuckbehavior.html   (138 words)

  
 Dave Taylor's African Safari: Trophic Level II - The Herbivores - Defassa Waterbuck - Page 32
Habitat: Waterbuck are found in savannas, woodlands and areas where forest stands are interrupted by clearings.
Food: Waterbuck are primarily grazers feeding on grass, rushes and reeds.
Social System: Waterbuck are territorial but some males will tolerate other juvenile and mature males within the female herds as long as they show no interest in the estrus females.
www.sensesofwildness.com /africa/2_3/03_32.HTM   (518 words)

  
 Pictures of african animals Waterbuck South Africa
Waterbuck are gazers and will eat most grasses.
When Waterbuck bulls fight, it is usual, for more than two to be involved.
Fatal wounds can be inflicted when two bulls are locked together facing each other, a third Waterbuck bull attacks from the side, inflicting a mortal wound to the stomach area.
www.bushveld.co.za /waterbuck.htm   (94 words)

  
 We offer big game hunting Africa for impala, waterbuck and gemsbuck also with Phasa and South Africa hunting outfitters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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Some of the most commonly sought trophies that we specialize in are: blesbuck, white blesbuck, duiker, gemsbuck, waterbuck, impala, kudu, springbuck and fl springbuck.
www.bushveldsafari.com /hunting.htm   (347 words)

  
 Ladywildlife's Bighorn SheepPage
The waterbuck is a large antelope that is always found near rivers or lakes.
The waterbuck lives on the African savanna in areas that have enough trees for nighttime cover and plenty of water to drink.
When a waterbuck is disturbed, it often lies flat in the grass hoping to avoid detection.
ladywildlife.com /animal/waterbuck.html   (880 words)

  
 Jungle Photos Africa Animals mammals - waterbuck natural history
There are two subspecies of waterbuck; closely related but quite easy to tell apart if you get a 'rear view'.
Defassa waterbuck occupy the northeast, Central and West Africa.
Both species are well-represented at national parks throughout this region, and although often hunted, and heavily preyed upon, their populations appear in good shape.
www.junglephotos.com /africa/afanimals/mammals/waterbucknathist.shtml   (208 words)

  
 The Waterbuck - Kobus ellipsiprymnus of Southern Africa
As their name suggests, Waterbuck are especially abundant near water.
A waterbuck may head for water, plunge in up to its nostrils, and do an about-turn, facing its pursuers with its magnificent, thrusting horns.
Waterbuck eat grasses, reeds and wildfruits, and in the dry season will browse on acacia.
www.ecotravel.co.za /Guides/Wildlife/Vertebrates/Mammals/Large/Waterbuck.htm   (298 words)

  
 NC Zoo™ - North Carolina Zoo : Defassa waterbuck
Characteristics: Weighing up to 262 lbs., the Defassa waterbuck is one of the heaviest antelope species.
Waterbucks are extremely dependent upon water, open grasslands and areas of cover.
Protecting the Defassa waterbuck means protecting the habitats in which they live.
www.nczoo.org /animal_id/africa_plains_defassa_waterbuck.cfm   (420 words)

  
 Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) - picture and info
The Waterbuck's physique actually resembles the one of a deer and its size is similar to the size of a Red deer: Waterbucks reach lengths of more than 200 cm and weights of 250 kg - females are just a little smaller than males.
The Waterbuck's hair is long and straggly and of different brownish shades, depending on the population's distribution.
The greasing of the hair is significant for the Waterbucks' ecology, since they prefer living near lakes and rivers and like entering the water very much.
magazine.naturspot.de /text/waterbuck.html   (751 words)

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