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Hoofed mammals
Bushbuck
Bushbuck · Tragelaphus sylvaticus
Bushbuck live in thickets and prefer dense riverside scrub. They are mainly active at night and during the cooler hours of the day.
Fact file
- Size
- Shoulder height about 80 cm in males and 68 cm in females, body length around 1.3–1.7 m, weight about 30–45 kg, with males reaching up to 80 kg in some areas.
- Males and females
- Males are larger and heavier than females, and carry horns and a pronounced dorsal crest.
- Diet
- Bushbuck browse mainly on leaves, but also eat shoots, flowers, fruit and grass, and in some regions can damage agricultural crops.
- Offspring
- After a gestation period of about 180 days, usually a single young is born weighing 3.5–4.5 kg, which remains hidden in dense vegetation for up to the first four months.
How to identify Bushbuck
Bushbuck have a short, bushy tail that is dark on top and white underneath. Their coat varies greatly from almost black to reddish-yellow; white spots and stripes on the flanks can be clearly visible or only faintly marked.
Striking features are two large white patches on the throat and occasionally a white band between the eyes. Males carry short, almost straight horns with a slight twist and ridge, as well as a dorsal crest of longer hair that is raised in threat displays.
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- 3 places where you can see Bushbuck
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