Kob

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Kob (disambiguation) .

Uganda grass antelope ( Kobus thomasi ) in Murchison Falls National Park

Various African antelope species from the genus of waterbuck ( Kobus ), which were originally regarded as one species, are summarized as Kob . They are similar in size and appearance to the Puku . The name "Kob" was borrowed from the Wolof language. The kobs are one of the most common antelope forms in Africa, one species shows pronounced migratory behavior.

features

The stocky males can weigh up to 95 kilograms with a shoulder height of up to 109 centimeters. They have a muscular neck and strong, lyre-shaped horns that can be up to six inches long. The females do not have horns and are usually lighter in color than the males. Due to the coloration, there are several types. Most of the kobs are reddish brown in color, have a white spot on the neck and black markings on the front of the legs. They are white at the bottom.

Distribution area

Distribution area of ​​the kob (red)

The kobs are found only in West and Central Africa, from Senegal via Nigeria and southern Sudan to western Uganda .

Kobs live in alluvial plains and hilly terrain and are bound to permanent water. Here they live on grass and water plants.

The females form herds of 15 to 40 animals. Males are territorial loners. As with the related Letschwe , the territories are very small with a dense population; they are sometimes only 100 meters in diameter, and a male can often only hold this small territory for a few days.

species

Female Senegal antelope ( Kobus kob ) in W National Park

Some experts originally distinguished up to thirteen different subspecies of the Kob. A revision of the hornbeams from 2011 recognizes four types as valid:

• Senegal antelope or Kob ( Kobus kob Erxleben , 1777); West Africa from Senegal to Cameroon , Chad , Central African Republic
• White-eared bog antelope ( Kobus leucotis Lichtenstein & Peters , 1854); South Sudan , northwestern Uganda. In this species, the males have an almost black-brown back, the inside of the ears is strikingly light and the white circles under the eyes stand out from the rest of the coat. Important protected areas are, for example, the Boma National Park and the Badingilo National Park in South Sudan.
• Cameroon grass antelope ( Kobus loderi Lydekker , 1900); from eastern Nigeria to western South Sudan and the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Ugandan grass antelope ( Kobus thomasi Sclater , 1896); northern Congo, southwest Uganda

literature

• Colin P. Groves and David M. Leslie Jr .: Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants). In: Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 2: Hooved Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2011, ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4 , pp. 671-682
• CA Spinage: The Natural History of Antelopes . Croom Helm, London 1986, ISBN 0-7099-4441-1

Single receipts

1. ↑ Spinage, pp. 181-182
2. ↑ Spinage, p. 181
3. ↑ Colin P. Groves and David M. Leslie Jr .: Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants). In: Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 2: Hooved Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2011, ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4 , pp. 671-682
4. ↑ Kobus kob in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2008. Posted by: Antelope Specialist Group, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2013.

Web links

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• Kobus kob in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2008. Posted by: Antelope Specialist Group, 2008. Accessed on January 1 of 2009.