Facts about the Lechwe -- Kobus leche:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Shoulder height (m) 1 m, (f) 0,9 m; mass (m) 100 kg, (f) 80 kg. Only males have the lyre-shaped horns.

COLOUR: Upperparts of body and flanks reddish-yellow, underparts and insides of legs white. A white band extends from the white belly to chest and chin. Front of forelegs blackish. Hair long and rough.

MOST LIKE: Its close relative, the Puku, but is slightly larger and the male's horns are longer. The black bands down the front of the forelegs clearly distinguish it from the puku.

HABITAT: Grassy flood plains and shallow-water in seasonal swamps. Rarely found more than a kilometre or two from swamp or river with permanent water.

FOOD:

REPRODUCTION & GESTATION PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION MAP:

WHERE FOUND:
Okavango Delta
Chobe National Park