WATERBUCK (COBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS). 97 



WATERBUCK (Cobus ellipsiprymnus). 



The common waterbuck. White ring on the rump. 



Native Names. 



Chinyanja Nyakodzwe. Chiyao Ndogolo. 



Zulu (Ngoni) . . . . Chuzu. Chikunda Vilimbo. 



Chitonga Chusu. Swahili . . Koru (different species ?). 



Chibisa Chuswe. Chiwemba Chuswe. 



Chichewa Chuzu. Chisenga Chuzu. 



Food. 



Grass feeder. 



Spoor. 



As before mentioned, very rounded behind. Of the two halves of the hoof, the 

 inside one is sometimes shorter than the other. 



The dung assumes two rather distinct types The wet weather dung, when the 

 grass is green and juicy, is soft, green, and slightly resembles that of cattle, but when 

 feeding on dry grass it is hard and something of the eland type, but more flattened. 



Habitat. 

 Always found near water. Likes grassy dambos and banks of streams. 



Habits. 



Found in herds of varying numbers. 



Musky smell which is very distinctive. 



When wounded takes to very thick, tall grass country, where it can easily hear 

 anyone approaching and cannot be seen till within a few yards. 



Heads run small in the countries referred to here, and do not at all favourably 

 compare with those obtained near the Sabi, 26 in. being quite above the average. 



The females are hornless. 



The waterbuck is very tenacious of life, and unless hit well forward will generally 

 manage to get away. 



Notes. 



