Despite their name, waterbucks are animals that prefer grasslands near swamps or water bodies. Waterbucks are mainly grazers; they usually feed on coarse grass that any other grazing animal rarely eats. However, they do infrequently eat the leaves of certain bushes and trees. They feed during the morning and evening, rest, and ruminate the rest of the time.
But when disturbed by high human activity, waterbucks become almost entirely nocturnal, only grazing during the dark. Human activity is not only altering the normal behavior of these animals daily but also impacting their future in the long run as forest land is being depleted for commercial purposes.
Distribution
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central Af. Rep.
Chad
Congo-Brazzaville
Côte D’ivoire
DR Congo (Kinshasa)
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Kenya
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
ZimbabweAnything we've missed?
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Terrestrial / Aquatic
Altricial / Precocial
Polygamous / Monogamous
Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic
Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal
Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd
Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore
Migratory: Yes / No
Domesticated: Yes / No
Dangerous: Yes / No
Waterbuck on banknotes
