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Australasian Waterbuck Population Introduction: Welcome to the Australasian Waterbuck population thread. There are currently 24 Waterbuck in region held across five holders. Ancestors of the current population include: 1.0 Kampala (23/11/1993) Honolulu 0.1 Nimba (09/06/1990) Denver (via...

Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus. Also known as: Ellipsen waterbuck; Ringed waterbuck. Female.

Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa. Female. Female common waterbuck (K.e.ellipsiprymnus) to rear.

Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus. Also known as: Ellipsen waterbuck; Ringed waterbuck. Female.

Common waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa. Female.

Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus. Also known as: Ellipsen waterbuck; Ringed waterbuck. Female.

More Waterbuck cuteness !

A young male with small horns.

Seen in the second exhibit of the drive-in Safari

Seen in the second exhibit of the drive-in Safari. Sharing the exhibit with wildebeest, Grevy's Zebras, Impalas and Springboks.

Do note that this image was taken on January 7th, 2024 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Bay Lake, Florida, USA.

Zoo La Fleche has underwater viewing for tigers with some water lilies. I realized that zoos very rarely show water lilies in animal exhibits (besides fish tanks) and rarely show wetland ecosystems (not deep freshwater). I think it would be cool to see giant Victoria water lilies with piranhas...

I'm a big fan of Defassa Waterbuck. I know that there are numerous numbers of them in the EAZA but from what I can find, only BGT and the SDWAP still house them. The AZA and most exotics ranches keep Common Waterbuck. Any chance there could be some imports in the future to keep numbers...

Taken at the Lion Country Safari on June 13th, 2021