Lechwe Hunting

Lechwe are stocky and long-horned antelope which always live on the edge of water.

Kobus leche kafuensis (Kafue Lechwe)
RW Minimum	RW Record	RW Measurement Method	SCI Minimum	SCI Record	SCI Measurement Method
29⁷/₈"	37"	7	68"	78⁷/₈"	1

Kobus leche smithemani (Black Lechwe)
RW Minimum	RW Record	RW Measurement Method	SCI Minimum	SCI Record	SCI Measurement Method
21⁷/₈"	31¹/₂"	7	54"	62⁴/₈"	1

Kobus megaceros (Nile, Mrs Gray's Lechwe)
RW Minimum	RW Record	RW Measurement Method	SCI Minimum	SCI Record	SCI Measurement Method
28"	34¹/₄"	7	64"	73⁷/₈"	1

Habitat and Requirements

They are very at ease in the water and are regularly seen grazing in shoulder-deep water.
They are good swimmers, but prefer to wade while walking on boggy ground.
On solid land, their long, soft hooves are a disadvantage.
Therefore, as seasonal floods occur, herds move in with the water, grazing on the periphery of the floodplain.
Generally, females and their young are found in the wetter areas, with males (whether solitary or in bachelor herds) inhabiting the drier zones.

Social Structure

Lechwe may occur in small herds of between 5 - 15 female animals with a single male.
Like the kob, when the population density increases, they form a breeding 'leks' when hundreds of animals congregate in the area for mating opportunities.

Gestation Period