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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Skull and Horns of Puku. 



PUKU KOB (Cobus vardoni). 



Impuku of the Masubias. 

 Muntinya in Barotsiland. 



Puku in Ngamiland. 

 Seula in the Chilala and Chibisa 

 countries. 



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 Ibs. 



Distribution. Chobi and Zambesi valleys and Rhodesia. Everywhere 

 rare, and found only in small herds. 



