WATERBUCK 

 Gobus defassa 



Somali name, Balengo 



DESCRIPTION. The waterbuck is similar to those found on the 

 other rivers in Abyssinia and East Africa. Grey-brown, with a 

 shaggy coat all over, this handsome antelope possesses a distinctive 

 white patch behind on each rump. The colouring of the legs varies 

 greatly, from a pale brown to nearly black. 



MEASUREMENTS. I have been unable to get the measure- 

 ments of a specimen shot in Somaliland. 



DISTRIBUTION. Only found, as its name signifies, in the 

 vicinity of water hence rare in the Somali country. It is, 

 however, common on the Webi, Shebeleh, the Web and the Juba 

 rivers. 



HABITS. During the day the waterbuck seeks the shade of the 

 dense bush bordering the rivers, but strays miles from the river- 

 banks during the night, returning as a rule at grey dawn. When 

 the grass is green it often does not return to the rivers for days. 



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