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Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
Differs from the Common Waterbuck by having a solid white circle as opposed to a white ring on its rump.
The Waterbuck occurs in two main groups, which formerly have been treated as separate species, but they interbreed where their ranges come into contact. The first group is the Defassa Waterbuck with a white rump patch. It is found west of the Gregory Rift, ranging from Ethiopia west to Senegal and south to Zambia. The second is the Ellipsen (Common) Waterbuck, which has a white, ellipse-shaped ring on the rump that extends above the tail. It is found in southeast Africa, ranging from southern Somalia to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and inland to the Gregory Rift and Botswana.
Spotted on Sep 21, 2011
Submitted on Sep 20, 2012
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Good picture. Thanks for the information!