bush-bucks has a shoulder-height of 65-90 cm and a weight of 35-80 kg. they form numerous, very different races. Only the race actually is entitled to the name "Schirrantilope" from the Senegal; because the white strip-drawing of this subtype is ordered like a tackle.
Shape The body of the bush-buck is built over behind. The coloring varies according to subtype, from red - until dark brown gives it numerous gradations. The females are without exception lighter than the males, who usually have a black underside. In the north and west, bush-bucks show a distinctive white strip and stain-drawing. In East-Africa against it, the strips dissolve to stain-rows. In South Africa, they are stains with some subtypes to hardly still recognize.
Between shoulders and tail-top, an aufrichtbare mane stretches.
The short, winding horns of the bucks have a spirally ("heteronym") proceeding Kiel. The females are horn-free.
Habitat Bush-bucks prefer forests and hedge, preferably in water-proximity. In some areas, they also live in along wooded canyons dried up water-runs. From here, they advance into the savanna occasionally. As Kulturfolger, bush-bucks visit also the edge-zones of places and gardens. Mountain-forests populate it until in 4000 m of height.
Way of life Bush-bucks live individually or in pairs as territorial animals. At central places, they meet in the afternoon-hours to small herds. These antelopes hatch with big skill through densest plant-growth. In water-proximity, they look even for the water in order to swim. The most actively, bush-bucks are with night or in the early morning - or late evening-hours.
In its precinct, tunnel-good changes refine in the vegetation, like which often with, to observe types, place-scatters is. Bush-bucks show its consequence-signal on the escape by lifting the tail and presenting its white underside with it. If it threatens herself feels, she raise its back-mane and extend head and neck. If they are scared, they jump up and give its reputation of itself, that sounds like dog-bark. If they were pushed to the narrowness by dogs or people, they sit down decided to the weir. its enemies are cheetahs, leopards and the rock-python (python sebae), a boa constrictor.
Bush-bucks admittedly live very hidden, however they join the human being everywhere there where the vegetation offers coverage sufficiently to them. The bush-buck therefore still is quite frequent also in the culture-country. it only often betrays its presence if it lets its barking heard.
Reproduction With the combination-prelude, a buck drives a female. After a Tragzeit of 71/2 months, only 1 young are placed.
Food Bush-bucks eat all sorts of foliage, grass, herbs and fruits. Roots and tubers scratch it from the ground.
Continuance Bush-bucks rarely are not in its wide spread-area and are not regarded as endangered at present.
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