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Lechwe

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Reduncinae
Species : Kobus leche

 

The Lechwe is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the lechwe

Habitat Nile lechwes are found in swamps, dry and flooded grass marshes, and steppes. (Full text)

The lechwe is extremely adapted to water and leaps through the water when it is too shallow in which to swim. (Full text)

The Lechwe is a medium-sized antelope, closely related to the Waterbuck. (Full text)

The Lechwe is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)

Red lechwes are easily identified by their rust-colored hides, black stripes, unusual horns and long hind legs, which help them graze in water up to 2 feet deep. (Full text)

Lechwe is a name of Bantu origin meaning an antelope. (Full text)

Gray's lechwe is found only in the swamp of the White Nile and the Bahr-el-Ghazal. (Full text)

Lechwes are an animal similar to the Kob, an animal related to the African waterbuck antelopes. (Full text)

The Lechwe (Kobus leche) is an antelope found in Okavango Delta of Botswana, the Kafue Flats and Bengwelu Swamps of Zambia, and the very southeast of Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Full text)

The Lechwe, Kobus leche, is a kind of antelope, of the family Bovidae. (Full text)

Behavior The Nile lechwe is particularly adept at wading and swimming, travelling with a series of leaps when the water is too shallow to swim. (Full text)

The red lechwe (Kobus leche) is a species of African antelope whose historical range included parts of Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zaire, and Zambia. (Full text)

Ecology and Behavior The Nile lechwe is particularly adept at wading and swimming, travelling (Full text)

Red lechwe Red lechwes are common in the Okavango delta, but shy. (Full text)

As a result of its amphibious habits, the lechwe is preyed on by a variety of predators, from crocodiles and pythons to lions, leopards, spotted hyaenas and wild dogs. (Full text)

Lechwe is a Fantasy Tented Camp (Full text)

The lechwes are the most aquatic of the marsh antelopes; they often spend the day submerged up to the neck. (Full text)

1. lechwe, Kobus leche -- (tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species)
lechwe
Kobus leche
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