Water Buck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
The
shaggy, coarse coat is reddish brown to grizzled grey in color, darkening
with age. Facial markings are composed of a white muzzle, lighter eyebrows
and insides of the ears, while there is a cream-coloured 'bib' on the throat.
The most conspicuous feature of this antelope is a large white 'halo' or hollow
ring which surrounds the base of the tail on the rump (in certain subspecies,
most notably the Defassa waterbuck K. e. defassa, the area within the circle
is covered with white hair, creating a rump patch. The body is heavyset, and
the strong legs are black in colour. The heavily ridged horns are found only
in males and sweep in an arc backwards and upwards, with the tips pointing
forwards. They grow 55-100 cm / 1.6-3.3 feet long.