LECHWE ANTELOPE 125 
Drawn from a specimen shot by F. C. Selous on Chobe River, British Museum. 
LECHWE ANTELOPE (Cobus lechee). 
The Lechwe is quite one of the most interesting, as it is one of the 
handsomest, of the water-loving antelopes, and affords excellent and 
often exciting sport for the gunner. Seldom found very far from 
water, this antelope is most abundant in the lagoons and swamps 
created by the annual rising of the Upper Zambesi, the Botletli, Chobe, 
Tamulakan, and other river systems of the interior, in localities where 
the surrounding flats are inundated for some part of the year. dhe 
Lechwe seldom ventures into the deep rivers from fear of the crocodiles, 
but among the reed-beds, the shallow lagoons, and flooded flats it is a 
familiar figure. It is often to be found, in the less accessible regions, 
in vast herds. It is an excellent swimmer, and can progress by a 
