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OuiSi Nature · Card 95

Kob

Kobus kob

Location
Murchison Falls, Uganda
Date
December 8, 2015
Photograph byMelissa Groo

Description

This kob is similar in appearance to the impala but is more heavily built and the two species are not closely related. Kobs are generally reddish-brown with the underside of the body being white with a white ring around each eye and a white patch on the throat. This kob is a male displaying its thick and ringed, almost to the tip, horns.

Melissa Groo

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Melissa Groo

Wildlife conservation photographer, writer, educator, and wildlife warrior.

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Kob

Photograph by Melissa Groo