Kobus ellipsiprymnus
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English: Watterbuck
German: Wasserbock
French: Kob de buffon
Spanish: Antilope de agua
Distribution areas
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The waterbuck can be mainly found in
South, Central and West Africa. This animal
is now often bred in zoos in many parts of
the world.
Description of the fur
---------------------- The surface structure
The skins are up to 2 m long. The coat of the skin, 600x
is coarse and red-brown in colour. The
thickness of the coat is in the range of 25 to 30 mm; the hair shafts are
straight and relatively thick.
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Kobus ellipsiprymnus
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English: Watterbuck
German: Wasserbock
French: Kob de buffon
Spanish: Antilope de agua
Structure of the hair
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The microscopic structure of the skin is
furrowed. The individual hair follicles are
narrow with straight edges. The average
follicles are single-haired.
The fine fur fibres are straight, with a
diameter of 15 to 22 µm. The cross-sectional The cuticular structure
outline is usually circular and the of the fine fibres, 2000x
cuticular scales are of the cornet-like
type. The scales are usually smooth and the edges are straight. These fibres
are non-medullated.
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Kobus ellipsiprymnus
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English: Watterbuck
German: Wasserbock
French: Kob de buffon
Spanish: Antilope de agua
The intermediate fibres have a diameter
of 20 to 100 µm, and their cross-sectional
outline is circular or elliptical. The
cuticular scales are even, tile-like in
shape with a smooth surface and straight
scale margins. The medulla is wide,
unbroken longitudinally and central
symmetrical shaped in cross-section. The
overall structure of the medulla is of the Transverse section
spongelike type, with a foam-like structure of an intermediate fibre, 2000x
to the infilling substance.
The guard hairs are usually elliptical in cross-section and covered by
crenated, tile-like scales. The cuticular scales have a smooth surface and
crenated scale margins. The medullary column is wide, unbroken and central
symmetrical-shaped in cross-section. The medullary structure is of the
spongelike type and the infilling substance has either a foam-like or an
amorphous detailed structure.
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Kobus ellipsiprymnus
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English: Watterbuck
German: Wasserbock
French: Kob de buffon
Spanish: Antilope de agua
Longitudinal section
of a guard hair, 600x
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Kobus ellipsiprymnus
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English: Watterbuck
German: Wasserbock
French: Kob de buffon
Spanish: Antilope de agua
Detailed structure
of the medulla, 6000x
Numerical code for waterbuck skin structure
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Surface of the skin: 3-4-1
Fine fur fibres: 1-5-1-1-4-0-0-0-0-15.22-12.21
Intermediate fibres: 1.2-2-1-1-2-1-1-5-5-20.101-18.31
Guard hairs: 2-4-1-2-2-1-1-5-5-80.241-25.38
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