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Southern Reedbuck
Rietbok · Redunca arundinum
The southern reedbuck is a graceful, fawn-coloured antelope that lives in tall grass and reed beds near water. It has a bushy white-bottomed tail and, in the males, short forward-curving horns. Reedbuck often live in pairs and give a shrill whistle as they bound away, flashing the white underside of the tail as a warning to others.
Log your Southern Reedbuck sighting — free →How to identify it
A plain fawn antelope of wet grassland with a bushy white-underside tail and forward-curved horns, larger than mountain reedbuck.
Look for its tracks
Medium cloven hoof, two pointed halves; near reedbeds and water, a bit bigger than impala's.
Where to see it in Kruger
Found in tall grass and reeds beside rivers, marshes and dams, scattered across the park near water.
Did you know
A fleeing reedbuck whistles sharply and flashes its white tail, like waving a little flag of alarm.
Often confused with
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