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Monday, September 19, 2011

The antelopes: Bushbuck and Topi

The handsome buckbuck is my favorite African antelope, graceful and elegant.


...As contrasted with the Topi. A guidebook I had along when I was in Africa in the 70s referred to it as "the rare plum-hued topi," but we saw thousands of them then, so it's a bit of a joke among those of us on that trip. Silly looking things, aren't they?


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