Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)

This African antelope can be found in Several Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Shy as many others antelopes, the Waterbuck is very well adapted to life close to the water. They form groups of many females, with their nestling and only one dominant male.

Their color is gray and may vary between lighter and darker tones. They have longer hair than the majority of the antelopes, especially in the neck. Their more striking characteristics are a white circle around the tail and white stripes above the eyes and the muzzle.

Only the males have horns and can weigh up to 310 kg, from 1,2m to 1,4 m high (up to the shoulders). The females weigh up to 200 kg and up to 1,1 m high (up to the shoulders).

The Waterbucks are present in the majority of the Countries of African safari. They are differentiated according to the area in which they live in, with distinct physical characteristics. The Common Waterbuck, the biggest of the species, can be found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania.

The Defassa Waterbuck is very similar to the Common Waterbuck, however it has smaller physical proportions and their horns are also smaller. They can be found in the same areas of the Common Waterbuck, but in more specific regions.

The Sing Sing Waterbuck is found in North Congo, Central African Republic and Cameroon.

As different sub-species of Waterbucks they have small distinctions; the most important of them are the physical size and the size of the horns.