from the reed-bucks living in Africa knows three types one:
1. Reed-buck (Redunca redunca); Withers-height 80 cm, weight 45 kg; Upper side tawny, underside knows; the tail is bushy with white underside; it is a conspicuous signal if it is high-bent; the horns are short, turned forward and without hooks.
2. Big-reed-buck (Redunca arundinum); Withers-height 90 cm, weight 75 kg; it is the biggest reed-buck, slim, with gray-tawny fur; the bucks carry 40 cm long, scattering horns without hooks at the top.
3. Mountain-reed-buck (Redunca fulvorufula); Withers-height 70 cm, weight 30 kg; the fur is colored long and gray-tawny; the horns are short and forward bent.
Physique Reed-bucks work narrowly and high-legged. The fur is somewhat rough and long-haired. A bare glandular-stain is under the ear. Is in the point-region furthermore one or, to find two pairs of point-glands. These glands form scent-secretions, that are used for the precinct-marking and to the innerartlichen communication.
Habitat The mountain-reed-buck lives in the highland in indented, stony terrain, with grass, - bush - and Baumbewuchs. Big reed-buck and reed-buck occur in the long-grass-savanna where water-places are not distant. They are missing in the actual marshland. The "vleis" are characteristic residence, during the rain-time, flat valleys, flooded.
Way of life Reed-bucks live in pairs in mother-families. Only the mountain-reed-buck is more sociable and constructs herds up to 10 animals.
With rich food-offer, reed-bucks are night-active, during the dry-time, they graze also with day. With danger, reed-bucks solidify and observe the surroundings, then, she shirk from it or flee in high jumps, with set up tail, in "rocking horse-movement." All types let a warning-whistle heard.
Reproduction The bucks form precincts, that are visited by the females. The Tragzeit amounts to approximately 7 months. Give birth becomes over born the whole year. they are set aside until the age of approximately 3 months. Normally, the mother places only a young, that defends it vigorously against enemies.
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