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bushbuck

Antelope Tragelaphus scriptus found over most of Africa south of the Sahara. Up to 1 m/3 ft tall, the males have keeled horns twisted into spirals, and are brown to blackish. The females are generally hornless, lighter, and redder. All have white markings, including stripes or vertical rows of dots down the sides. Rarely far from water, bushbuck live in woods and thick brush.



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brucei rhodesiense from a single bushbuck in the 1950s (34) led to the assumption that wildlife was the principal reservoir for human disease and resulted in widespread culling of wildlife for disease control.
That is why one of the children's playmates was a dainty and affectionate bushbuck, and another a monkey that was often recovering from flea baths.
As arrangements were being made to return the female bushbuck - an antelope-like animal - to Los Angeles, Zoo Director Manuel Mollinedo said he is now requiring that written documentation be provided on all transfers.
 
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