BOHOR REED-BUCK 



CERVICAPRA BOHOR 

 SWAHILI: KARL MASAI: MBARRAS. 



f~ "^HE reed-buck is a not very distant 

 relation, I believe, of the water-buck 

 family. They are easily distinguish- 

 able by their shortish horns, hooked 

 forward, and by a bare black patch of skin under 

 and behind the ear, added to which the bohor 

 " of that ilk " is found in longish reeds and grass, 

 never very far from water. 



The female carries no horns. The horns are 

 ringed at the base as far up as where they curve 

 forward. The base of the horn usually tries to 

 come off in flakes, but must be left alone. 



The bohor is uniformly fawn-coloured, with 

 longish, fluffy hair, and also has a bushy tail. 



He goes about singly or in pairs, either bucks 

 or does, singly or together. I have seen as many 

 as four or five within the same half-mile, but 

 should not call them a herd by any means. 



When alarmed he utters a peculiar whistle, and 

 eventually goes off, bounding fairly high above 

 the long grass. They will not stand close for 



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