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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
Uganda
kob |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Mammalia |
| ORDER: |
Artiodactyla |
| FAMILY: |
Bovidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Kobus
(native African name) kob thomasi (scientific
explorer); thomasi represents sub-species |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
The
Uganda kob is a medium-sized antelope with a medium
brown coat, medium length horns and large ears. |
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| SIZE: |
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| MALE |
90-100
cm (37-40 in.) |
| FEMALE |
82-92
cm (32-36 in.) |
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| WEIGHT: |
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| MALE |
About
94 kg (207 lb.) |
| FEMALE |
About
63 kg (139 lb.) |
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| DIET: |
Mostly
feeds on tender green grasses |
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| GESTATION: |
Gestation
lasts approximately 7.5-9 months; Typically a single
offspring at a time. After birth, the young lie
concealed for about 6 weeks, after which they follow
their mothers. |
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
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| MALE |
At
around 18 months |
| FEMALE |
At
about 13 months |
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| LIFE
SPAN: |
Up
to 17 years |
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| RANGE: |
Senegal,
West Africa to Kenya, East Africa |
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| HABITAT: |
Inhabits
moist savannas, flood plains, and margins of adjacent
woodlands |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Lower
Risk/Conservation Dependent |
| CITES |
Not
listed |
| USFWS |
Not
listed |
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| 1. |
Males
mark territory boundaries by whistling. |
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| 2. |
Kob breed year-round in East Africa with an 8-month
gestation and generally one offspring. |
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| 3. |
In order to evade a predator, kobs will leap into
the air or seek refuge in water or reed beds. |
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Uganda kob is not protected and is abundant throughout
its range. However, the range of the kob is shrinking.
By
eating grasses, kobs help keep the plains in a
state of re-growth, allowing new grasses to grow.
Kobs
are an important food source for many larger predators,
especially cheetahs, lions, hyenas, African wild
dogs, and sometimes larger snakes.
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Estes, R.D. The Safari Companion: A Guide to
Watching African Mammals. Vermont: Chelsea Green
Publishing Co., 1993. |
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Gotch, A.F. Mammals-Their Latin Names Explained.
Poole, U.K.: Blandford Press Btd., 1979. |
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Nowak, R. (ed.). Walkers Mammals of the World.
Vol. II, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
Press, 1991.
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| Parker,
S.P. (ed.). Grizmek's Encyclopedia of Mammals.
Vol 5. New York: McGraw Hill Pub. Co., 1990. |
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