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bushbuckAntelope 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bushbucks live in pairs in thick forest, browsing on leaves and shrubs by night and resting during the day. We sat in a glassed-off viewing lounge over-looking the water hole, anxiously waiting for darkness that would bring elephant and buffalo, rhino and bushbuck to sample the salt lick below our window Maybe even a Bongo would venture out of the surrounding giant bamboo and into the spot lights, I remember hoping Bushbucks live in pairs in thick forest, browsing on leaves and shrubs by night and resting during the day. |
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