Waterbuck
Waterbuck are native to southeast Africa, and as their name would suggest they prefer areas that are close to water. They occupy a diverse range of habitats including savannah grasslands, gallery forests and riverine woodlands south of the Sahara. Waterbuck are herbivores, grazing on plant matter around the bodies of water they inhabit. Mainly grazers, they consume coarse grasses and on occasion will browse for leaves from certain trees in times of drought, and on occasion have been observed eating marula fruit.
Fun Facts
Horns on male waterbuck can grow up to 100cm in length.
scientific classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetartiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Kobus
Species
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
did you know?
Body color ranges from light gray to dark brown, and darkens with age
The most common predators of waterbuck are lions, leopards, hyenas and crocodiles
In the wild, waterbuck have an average life expectancy of 18 years, and under human care waterbucks can live an average of 30 years.
Where to find us
You can find this species next to Tram Stop #6
