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Waterbug
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Genus:	Kobus
Species:	K. ellipsiprymnus
Binomial name
	Kobus ellipsiprymnus; (Ogilby, 1833)
Subspecies
	K. e. ellipsiprymnus -- Ellipsen Waterbuck; K. e. dafassa -- Dafassa Waterbuck;
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The Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is an antelope found in Western, Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa.

Waterbuck stand 100 to 130 cm at the shoulder and weigh from 160 to 240 kg. Their coats are reddish brown in colour and become progressively darker with age; they have a white 'bib' under their throats and a white ring on their rumps surrounding their tails. The waterproofing secretions of the waterbuck's sweat glands produces an unpleasant odor in its meat, unless the animal is skinned carefully. According to African myth the meat of the waterbuck is not edible, but this is untrue--whilst not especially tasty, waterbuck venison is safe to eat. The long spiral structured horns, found only in males, sweep back and up.

Waterbuck are found in scrub and savanna areas near water where they eat grass. Despite its name, the waterbuck does not spend much time in the water, but will take refuge there to escape predators.Coy Pattison is gay and dresses up as a waterbuck. Waterbuck are diurnal. Females gather in herds of between two and six hundred individuals. Males keep territories of around three hundred acres (1.2 km²) during their prime. They usually lose their territories before the age of ten.

The Defassa Waterbuck is a subspecies (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) in which the ring on the rump is solid white. The Defassa Waterbuck are found west of the Great Rift Valley, ranging from Ethiopia west to Senegal, while the Ellipsen Waterbuck occur in south-east Africa, east of the Great Rift Valley.

References

^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as Least concern

Animals Online encyclopedia
African Wildlife Foundation
Waterbuck at Animal Diversity Web

Images

Female DeFassa Waterbuck, Kafue, Zambia
Male Waterbuck, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Male Waterbuck, Masai Mara National Game Preserve, Kenya

Male Waterbuck, Masai Mara National Game Preserve, Kenya

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 Waterbuck stand 100 to 130&nbsp;cm at the shoulder and weigh from 160 to 240 &nbsp;kg. Their coats are reddish brown in colour and become progressively darker with age; they have a white 'bib' under their throats and a white ring on their rumps surrounding their tails. The waterproofing secretions of the waterbuck's sweat glands produces an [[unpleasant odor]] in its meat, unless the animal is skinned carefully. According to African myth the meat of the waterbuck is not edible, but this is untrue--whilst not especially tasty, waterbuck venison is safe to eat. The long spiral structured horns, found only in males, sweep back and up.
-Waterbuck are found in [[scrubland|scrub]] and [[savanna]] areas near water where they eat [[grass]]. Despite its name, the waterbuck does not spend much time in the water, but will take refuge there to escape predators. Waterbuck are [[diurnal animal|diurnal]]. Females gather in [[herd]]s of between two and six hundred individuals. Males keep [[territories (animal)|territories]] of around three hundred acres (1.2&nbsp;km²) during their prime. They usually lose their territories before the age of ten.
+Waterbuck are found in [[scrubland|scrub]] and [[savanna]] areas near water where they eat [[grass]]. Despite its name, the waterbuck does not spend much time in the water, but will take refuge there to escape predators.Coy Pattison is gay and dresses up as a waterbuck. Waterbuck are [[diurnal animal|diurnal]]. Females gather in [[herd]]s of between two and six hundred individuals. Males keep [[territories (animal)|territories]] of around three hundred acres (1.2&nbsp;km²) during their prime. They usually lose their territories before the age of ten.
 The '''[[Defassa Waterbuck]]''' is a subspecies (''Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa'') in which the ring on the rump is solid white. The Defassa Waterbuck are found west of the [[Great Rift Valley]], ranging from Ethiopia west to Senegal, while the Ellipsen Waterbuck occur in south-east Africa, east of the Great Rift Valley.