The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. [1]
The puku (Kobus vardonii ) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the okavango delta in Botswana.
puku, antelope species of the genus Kobus (q.v.). This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
The Puku (Kobus vardonii) is one of the smaller deerlike antelopes of the Bovidae family. Herds of these animals live in the drier areas of swampland and rivers or wet grasslands, and they are always near the water.
Puku breed year-round, but there is a peak in births between January and April in Zambia (extending to June in Botswana); this coincides with the wet season. Infants "tuck up" for several weeks in tall grass and are visited by their mothers for nursing, most often in the early morning.
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Puku are part of a grazing fauna that is important in structuring grassland communities and supporting populations of large predators, such as lions and leopards, and scavengers, such as vultures and hyaenas.
Puku are fawn-coloured members of the Reduncici (water dependent antelope, often with forward-facing horns) tribe of antelope, with reddish-brown legs, shaggy fur and large, furry ears.