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Warthog, Desert

SWAHILI NAME: Ngiri/Mbango Somali
CATEGORY: Ugly 5
CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
POTENTIAL LOOKALIKES: Common warthog
DISTINGUISHED BY: Smaller size, ear tips bent backward, sparser hair, larger snout
1. Also known as Somali warthog
2. Can run as fast as 55 km/h (34 mph)
PHOTO CREDIT: Jotham A

Waterbuck

SWAHILI NAME: Kuru
CONSERVATION STATUS: Vulnerable
POTENTIAL LOOKALIKES: Bushbuck, Reedbuck
DISTINGUISHED BY: Larger size and heavier, matted coat
1. Common waterbucks have a white ring around their rump, while defassa waterbucks have white patches on each side.
2. Secrete an oily substance from their sweat glands, which acts as a water repellent and may deter predators.
PHOTO CREDIT: Jotham A

Wildebeest, Blue

SWAHILI NAME: Nyumbu
CATEGORY: Ugly 5
CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
POTENTIAL LOOKALIKES: Black wildebeest
DISTINGUISHED BY: Slate-blue coat, stripes, and curved horns
1. Famous for their large migratory herds
2. Newborn wildebeests can join the herd and run within 5-15 minutes of birth
PHOTO CREDIT: Jotham A

Zebra, Grevy's

SWAHILI NAME: Kangaja
CONSERVATION STATUS: Endangered
CATEGORY: Special 5
POTENTIAL LOOKALIKES: Plains zebra
DISTINGUISHED BY: Narrow stripes, larger ears, brown muzzle, and white belly
1. Largest and rarest zebra species
2. Do not form permanent herds like Plains zebras
PHOTO CREDIT: Jotham A

Zebra, Plains

SWAHILI NAME: Punda Milia
CONSERVATION STATUS: Vulnerable
POTENTIAL LOOKALIKES: Grevy zebra
DISTINGUISHED BY: Broad black and white stripes, black muzzle
1. Herd movement may often be held up for the sick, weak, or injured
2. Highly social, grazing in large groups with pairs standing side-by-side, head-to-tail keeping watch over one another
PHOTO CREDIT: Jotham A

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