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Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes
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Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes

Kobus

Kobus is a genus containing six species of African antelopes, all of which are associated with marshes, floodplains, or other grassy areas near water. They are sexually dimorphic, with females being smaller and lacking the horns of the males.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Waterbuck

speciesKobus ellipsiprymnus

Kob

speciesKobus kob

Lechwe

speciesKobus leche

Puku

speciesKobus vardonii

Nile Lechwe

speciesKobus megaceros

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes in Selected Illustrations of Plants Collected in Japan

Selected Illustrations of Plants Collected in Japan

Engelbert Kaempfer · 1712 · p.109

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42325.