162 ANIMAL LIFE IN AFRICA 



THE BOHOR REEDBUCK. The bohor reedbuck, in 

 several local races, is spread over western and northern 

 Africa from Gambia to Abyssinia, including the Sudan, 

 Uganda and East Africa. In the Nile race the horns 

 take a great outward spread, which gives them a very 

 distinctive appearance. 



These reedbucks are generally met with in family 

 parties, and the single males have a way of attaching 

 themselves to the herds of Uganda cob, which affect the 

 same country, namely, open vleis and bush or swamp 

 land. They like the neighbourhood of water, and seem 

 to be on the move until pretty late in the day. Their 

 action in moving off is much less pronounced than that 

 of typical reedbuck, and the head appears to be held 

 straight out and low ; the bushy tail is spread, however, 

 in the manner characteristic of the other species. They 

 are altogether seemingly more alert and active animals 

 than the latter, and the pace at which they move is 

 considerable. 



THE GREY or VAAL RHEBUCK. This animal has woolly 

 fur, a large bare nose, and no gland patches under the 

 ears, such as have members of the preceding genus. 

 The horns are nearly vertical, ringed, and straight, in 

 fact, except for their greater size, much like those of the 

 steenbuck. 



The rhebuck is found only south of the Zambezi River, 

 and is restricted mainly to the great mountain ranges 

 and their immediate neighbourhood. Its existence north 

 of the Limpopo does not seem to be well authenticated. 



Unlike the mountain reedbuck, this species is generally 

 found on the flat tops of the table mountains which are 

 so common in South Africa, as well as on the higher levels 

 of the ranges. It goes in small parties, and when making 

 off, the rocking-horse action is very pronounced, the hind- 



