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Bohor Reedbuck

Redunca redunca

Least Concern

The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk. See full glossary

The bohor reedbuck — known in Spanish as antílope arundinela or redunca común — is a medium-sized antelope with a tawny coat that occupies the humid savannas and tall grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Tanzania. It lives in pairs or small family groups holding a stable territory, something uncommon among savanna antelopes. It feeds almost exclusively on grass and needs water close by. Faced with danger it crouches in the tall grass and bolts only at the last moment, leaping and giving an alarm whistle.

Weight

35 kg – 65 kg

Size

1 m – 1.4 m

Lifespan

10 years

Diet

Herbivore

Feeds mainly on plants.

Activity

Crepuscular

Active above all at dawn and dusk.

Social structure

In pairs

Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.

Sighting difficulty

Easy

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Fun facts

  • Beneath each ear it has a bare, dark, circular patch, a gland that is its most reliable identification feature in the field.
  • Only the males carry horns, curved forward into a hook shape and ringed at the base.

Life cycle & biology

Skeleton type
Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)
Habitat & environment
Humid savanna, tall grassland and wetland edges of the Sudanian belt and East Africa
Sexual maturity
16.5 months
Gestation / incubation
7.5 months
Litter / clutch size
1

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redunca_redunca

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