WATERBUCK Kobus ellipsiprymnus

THEY FEED ON COARSE GRASSES. THE NAME COMES FROM THEIR OFTEN BEING FOUND NEAR TO WATER. THEY ARE ALSO STRONG SWIMMERS. THEY HAVE A CHARACTERISTIC WHITE CIRCLE AROUND THE BUTTOCKS, USED AS A FOLLOWING MECHANISM FOR THE YOUNG. MALES HAVE TERRITORIES AND FIGHTS TO THE DEATH ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS SPECIES. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF OIL GLANDS IN THE SKIN THEY HAVE A MUSTY SMELL TO THEM, WHICH IS NOT UNPLEASANT. FEMALES WILL GIVE BIRTH TO 1 YOUNG AFTER A GESTATION OF 9MONTHS.