Waterbuck ( Antelope )
© Waterbuck Namibia
Waterbuck Namibia
The Waterbuck is a large, robust and stately looking animal. They have coarse, shaggy coats and there is a shaggy tuff on the underside of the neck. Their coats are a grayish brown and their lower legs are black in color. Waterbucks have large rounded ears and white patches above the eyes and around the nose and mouth with a cream colored bib on the throat. The most conspicuous feature of the Waterbuck is the white ring that surrounds the base of the tail on the rump. Waterbuck Horns
- MALE :
Only male Waterbucks have the impressive backward curving horns. The widely spaced horns project backwards, then curve upwards and outwards, finally forward at the tips. The horns are heavily ridged almost all the way to the sharp tips. With these sharp tips, when males confront each other in combat, death to one of the combatants is common. The horn lengths may reach 36 - 37 inches although horns longer than 30 inches are exceptional. - FEMALES :
Do not have horns.
Waterbuck Weight
- MALE : 525 LB
- FEMALE : 475 LB
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