POKG 211 
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Skull and Horns of Puku. 
The PUKU (Cobus vardoni). 
Linpuku, Masubia. Puku, Ngami. 
Muntinya, Barotsi. Seila, Chilala and Chibisa. 
Sichisunu, Chila. 
From the other small kobs with the back of the ears rufous, the 
puku is distinguishable at once by the uniformly foxy colour of the 
fore-legs, as well as by the greater length of the hair, especially in the 
region of the back and loins, where it has a tendency to curl. General 
colour reddish yellow. Height at shoulder about 39 or 40 inches. 
Weight about 190 lbs. 
Distribution—Chobi and Zambesi valleys, including Barotsiland, very 
common, and found in small herds of ten to twenty in North-west 
and North-east Rhodesia. 
A.—TYPICAL RACE (C. vardoni typicus). 
Lengtt ircum- ps : : 
ace nes Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 
207 74 17 N.E. Rhodesia . . Hon. Walter Rothschild. 
203 63 II N.W. Rhodesia . ~ Dr. Cole. 
