Lechwe
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Frontal image of a beautiful, mature Lechwe buck emerging from a pond. Lechwe prefer a marshy environment where they can use their agility in running through water as a means of escape from predators. Only the males have horns. [Shinde Isl., Botswana];
A mature Lechwe buck in a field. [Lechwe Plains, Zambia].
A mature Lechwe male--with reflection. He is grazing in the specie's preferred habitat--a marsh--because there they are confident they can outrun a predator. [Moremi NP, Botswana]
Our presence prompted this young Lechwe buck to jump into the air, with all four legs extended and back arched---called pronking---and then break into a fast run. [Khwai, Moremi NP, Botswana].
A herd of Lechwe does grazing in a marshy stream-bed. Note the lovely reflections. [Khwai, Moremi NP Botswana]
Five Red Lechwe, frightened by our helicopter above them, take off in different directions. [Busanga Plains, Zambia].
Two young, adult male Lechwe (dble image): one calling; one walking away. {Busanga Plains, Zambia].
Lechwe-dbl image: A young, mature male resting in the grass: frontal and lateral views, to show the contour of his beautiful, ridged horns. [Busanga Plains, Zambia].
A fully adult young male Lechwe showing the characteristic shape of this specie's horns. [Botswana].
Lechwe group of three males, of varying ages, and one female; and two Waterbuck males (L background), in their favorite habitat where they are very adept runners when trying to escape predators.[Botswana].
A six-week Red Lechwe calf with an adult male...probably its father. Only the male has horns. [Botswana].
A lovely shot in late afternoon of two male Lechwe feeding in a marsh. [Botswana]
An adult male Red Lechwe (center) with several females and a young male(front-center). [Botswana].
