Bohor Reedbuck 



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Bohor Reedbuck (Cervicapra bohor) 



Galla Name, Boroufa ; Swahili, Porhc ; Amharic, Behor or Bohor; 

 Uganda, Njasa ; Dinka, Kao. 



This reedbuck, discovered by Ruppell, the Abyssinian explorer, in 1835, 

 and by him named Antilope redunca, is in general appearance almost precisely 

 identical with the common reedbuck. It is, however, a somewhat smaller 

 species, and the young males have the horns considerably more hooked at 

 the tips than is the case with the reedbuck. This distinction becomes less 

 apparent with age, as the tips are worn away. The head and body are 

 more generally fawn-coloured than in the common species. A good 

 specimen will stand about 31 inches at the withers, and the best recorded 

 horns measure 13! inches over the curve. These came from East Africa — 

 the habitat of the bohor being in that country, including Gallaland and 

 Abyssinia. The females are hornless. 



The Vicomte Edmond de Poncins says of this reedbuck : — " These 



antelopes are very numerous in the Galla country near Mount Yokoila ; 



they like open grassy plains, more or less dotted with the low mimosa 



bushes, and are found in small herds of from four to eight, sometimes even 



fifteen or twenty. They are not very wild, and may be easily stalked at less 



than 200 yards in the middle of the day. Old males frequently are found 



in the long grass quite alone, when, if disturbed, they gallop through 



the grass, jumping very high ; on the plains they go easy and fast without 



jumping. The flesh is not bad eating, and the Gallas are very keen about 



getting the skins. Weight about 80 lbs." 



H. A. Bryden. 



