Waterbuck

Waterbuck, name applied chiefly to a species of large antelope native to southern and eastern Africa. The waterbuck is more than 1.2 m (more than 4 ft) tall and has a coarse, shaggy coat that is generally reddish-brown in color. Some varieties have a white elliptical ring on the buttocks. All adult males have long, ringed horns. The waterbuck roves in small herds near marshes or rivers, to which it runs for refuge when alarmed. The name waterbuck is sometimes applied to other closely related species of antelope.

Scientific classification: The waterbuck belongs to the subfamily Reduncinae in the family Bovidae. It is classified as Kobus ellipsiprymnus.