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BUSHBUCK |
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Tragelaphus scriptus |
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Shoulder height: 70 - 80cm (28 - 32in.) |
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Body weight: 24 - 54kg (53 - 119lb) |
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Pregnancy: ± 6 months |
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Number of young: 1 |
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Female without horns |
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Horns: 52cm |
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Life expectancy: ± 12 years |
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Abundant |
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Hunting Price: |
| Male |
€ 550 |
| Female |
€ 550 |
Never venture too close to a wounded bushbuck ram. It is a friend by
night, as it will warn you, with rapidly repeated, brisk barks when a leopard is
near. But if you get on the wrong side of this 'friend' you are sure to
come short!
Secretive, shy and very wary, the bushbuck is a difficult
animal to spot. Look for it in the late afternoon or on a heavily overcast
day. You may find an old black bull in the thick cover along the river
bed, in the darkest kloof, or elsewhere in the thick bush, because, as its name
implies, that it is where it lives. The reddish-brown colored doe may
startle you when it shoots out of cover nearby.
And if you are extremely
lucky you may find a little 'Bambi', usually hidden near its mother's shelter.
To avoid danger the bushbuck will take to water when closely pursued, and swim
to safety.
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Spoors - Left fore
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Spoors - Left hind
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