Unique Characteristics, Behaviour, and Conservation of Waterbucks in Uganda Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) in Uganda. Popularly known as the “Pearl of Africa,” Uganda has great diversity in wildlife, which includes one very striking and interesting species, the waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa). The waterbucks are antelopes occurring in wet areas and have adapted to a semi-aquatic...