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they scour the plains, right in the wind’s eye, and also in the manner in 
which they carry their noses close to the ground. 
The water buck stands upwards of 4 feet or more at the withers, and 
has long and very coarse hair, which varies in color from reddish brown 
to dark gray, with an oval ring of white on the buttocks, a white gorget on 
the throat, a streak of the same color on part of each eye, and some white 
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near the muzzle. Good horns average about 28 inches along the curve. 
Water buck inhabit Southern and Eastern Africa to some distance north 
of the Zambesi; and they are never found in herds of more than twenty 
individuals. The water buck is most partial to steep, stony hills, and is 
often found at a distance of more than a mile from the nearest river, for 
which, however, it always makes when pursued. 
