A sitatunga is what type of animal?
Sitatunga Sitatunga The sitatunga or marshbuck ("Tragelaphus spekii") is a swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Ghana, Botswana, Zambia, Gabon, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The species was first described by the English explorer John Hanning Speke in 1863. The sitatunga is a medium-sized antelope. Males reach approximately at the shoulder, while females reach . Males typically weigh , while females weigh . The sitatunga has a shaggy, water-resistant coat which varies in colour. The body and feet of this antelope are specially adapted to its swampy habitat. Only
Sitatunga is common in many areas such as the Okavango Delta and Bangweulu Swamp. The scientific name of the sitatunga is "Tragelaphus spekii". The species was first described by the English explorer John Hanning Speke in 1863. Speke first observed the sitatunga at a lake named "Little Windermere" (now Lake Lwelo, located in Kagera, Tanzania). In his book "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile", Speke called the animal "nzoé" (Kiswahili name for the animal) or "water-boc" (due to its resemblance to the waterbuck). The scientific name has often been misstated as "T. spekei", and either Speke or