| 单词 | waterbuck |
| 例句 | She had seen many kinds of antelope: waterbuck, duikers, bushbuck, reedbuck, and a few large kudu, whose harsh bark sometimes rang through the forest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed fresh, green splats of buffalo dung, and waterbuck hoof- prints. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t see the hill shaped like a waterbuck’s ear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Not being so large, the hyena was able to sleep in a hut, and was given the skin of a waterbuck with which to cover himself. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Nhamo passed the hill shaped like a waterbuck’s ear and found the three baobabs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Crescent Island rivals any zoo for diversity: zebras, impalas, giraffes, wildebeests, gazelles, waterbucks, antelopes, dik-diks, steenboks, buffaloes and several other types of animals populate the island. Explorer: Walking With the Herds in Kenya 2010-07-09T16:48:00Z In 1970, two dogs scaled a chain-link fence at the zoo and set upon the herd of waterbuck installed near the great flight cage. Perspective | Those flamingos aren’t the first National Zoo animals to come to grief 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z On a drive through the park in search of other bat roosts, the scientists’ Toyota Land Cruiser yields the right of way to a majestic waterbuck, its long, curved horns glinting in the sun. These bats carry a virus as deadly as Ebola, and scientists are tracking them to try to stop its spread 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Veterinarians from Four Paws, an international animal welfare charity, sedated 12 animals — three lions, a bear, a waterbuck, four deer, a fox, a zebra and a turtle — and transported them to Tirana's public zoo. Lions, zebra, other animals rescued from zoo over malnourishment fears 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Veterinarians from Four Paws, an international animal welfare charity, sedated 12 animals there — three lions, a bear, a waterbuck, four deer, a fox, a zebra and a turtle — to transport them to Tirana’s public zoo. Police take lions, others away from private zoo in Albania 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Veterinarians from Four Paws, an international animal welfare charity, sedated 12 animals there - three lions, a bear, a waterbuck, four deer, a fox, a zebra and a turtle - to transport them to Tirana’s public zoo. Police take lions, others away from private zoo in Albania 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Fischer said in his email that he and his wife shot at least 14 animals, including a waterbuck, an impala, a leopard and a sable antelope, the Statesman said. Idaho Fish and Game official draws heat for posing with animals he killed during Africa hunting trip - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z On most African reserves, for example, waterbucks are uncommon, bit players compared to other antelope species. In Mozambique, a Living Laboratory for Nature’s Renewal 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The parks grasslands are home to more than 600 species of birds and about 100 mammals including buffalo, waterbuck, leopards, hyena and elephants. Eleven lions die at Ugandan national park 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z There are more waterbuck now than before the war, for instance. When humans kill each other in war, wildlife dies too 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Wildlife habitat The valley is home to buffalo, baboon, bushpig, crocodile, eland, elephant, hartebeest, puku antelope, reedbuck, sable, waterbuck, weaver bird and zebra. Tanzania’s ghost safari: how western aid contributed to the decline of a wildlife haven 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z A fourth photo shows the brothers’ smiling faces framed between the horns of a magnificent waterbuck. Another group that loses if Trump wins? Animals. 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The waterbuck apparently became frightened and ran through a barrier meant to keep animals inside the enclosure. Waterbuck caught after escaping Battle Creek zoo enclosure 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The billionaire’s sons were snapped posing with an elephant, a leopard, a waterbuck and a crocodile hanging from a tree by a noose. Donald Trump's sons hunt pheasants ahead of Iowa caucus: 'They're hardcore' 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z A week after their release into the Akagera National Park in the northeast of Rwanda, the lions took down a waterbuck on the lakeshore and were gorging themselves on the carcass. Lions Return to Rwanda for First Time Since Genocide’s Aftermath 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The walls of both rooms were adorned with the heads and antlers of many rare animals: waterbuck and koodoo, white and black leopards, jaguars, tigers and lions. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z The walls were adorned with the trophies of the chase: heads of elk, markhor, ibex, haartebeest and waterbuck; great lions and snarling tigers; mouflon from Cyprus, and the white leopard of the Himalayas. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Zoo spokeswoman Kari Parker says the exhibit was closed to cars and trams for more than an hour Tuesday to avoid scaring the waterbuck, which only recently arrived at the Battle Creek zoo. Waterbuck caught after escaping Battle Creek zoo enclosure 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Within a quarter of an hour Said Mohammed had made a stew of some partly cooked waterbuck he had discovered. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z On the way thither, I killed two zebras, a waterbuck and a Thomsonii. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z We passed a quantity of smaller game that morning, and several times heard the stampede of big animals—wildebeeste and waterbuck, as we found by the spoor—but it was absolutely impossible to see them. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z The character of the waterbuck for fierceness and daring also belongs to the takhaitze, and both are swift runners. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The herd I watched was not assailed; it cantered off; oryx and waterbuck came down to drink and also cantered off. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open “Rather hard to keep one’s piece from going off—by accident, of course—when a waterbuck or something strays across the road, eh?” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion If you run across any waterbuck bring in a couple for the men. The Blind Lion of the Congo After day had fully broken, I went down and found some hyenas breakfasting on the remains of a waterbuck. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Congo and Swartboy rushed in among the reeds, and drawing out the waterbuck—somewhat lacerated by the teeth of its destroyer—dragged it in triumph to the camp. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z From where I stood looking at them hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, and oribi were also all in sight. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Soon afterwards a herd of waterbucks were passed, and then a herd of koodoos, with two or three magnificently-horned bucks amongst them, which hurried off to the hillsides on seeing the travellers. Black Ivory Both of these varieties of waterbuck are beautiful animals, almost as large as a steer, and with great sweeping horns that often exceed twenty-five inches in length. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country It was their practice to avoid interfering with buffalo or other dangerous game so far as possible, but pallah, hartebeeste, koodoo, waterbuck and other antelopes were slain in the manner described, sometimes in great numbers. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories I have said “famed” antelope, because the waterbuck is in reality one of the finest and most famous animals of the whole tribe. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z We had not gone very far before I caught sight of a fine waterbuck and successfully bowled him over—a good omen for the day, which put us all in excellent spirits. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures Behind these were several herds of zebras and waterbucks, all of which took to flight on “getting the wind” of man. Black Ivory A little bunch of waterbuck does were scared up, but nothing else. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country I noticed however that there were several waterbucks in the very centre of the marsh, and that two or three trees afforded the possibility of a stalk. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile Still a third species of waterbuck has turned up during the recent explorations to the afore-mentioned lake; but this, though in habit very similar to the others, differs widely in regard to its physical characteristics. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Mr. Higginbotham shot a waterbuck during an exploratory ramble that we took through the forest, in search of large timber for building purposes. Ismailia Attracted either by the smell of the newly killed waterbuck meat or of ourselves, the hungry beasts were actually storming our position. She Mamma and the Little One One day I was hot on the trail of a big waterbuck. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Putting Filfil into a canter I increased the pace until I found that I must press him at full speed, as the waterbuck, although on only three legs, had the best of it. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile The one now seen was not over ten feet long; and the strong waterbuck might have been a full match for it, had it not been for the unfair hold which it had taken. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Some of our Lobore natives, who had kept at a distance behind us, now came up, and in a short time the noble waterbuck was cut up and the flesh carried into camp. Ismailia Indeed, during all that time I hardly killed anything larger than a waterbuck, and, as you know, waterbuck's flesh is not very appetising food. Maiwa's Revenge They do like the skin, however, for it is of the waterbuck skin that their best sandals are made. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country The ox was slaughtered, and the people preferring beef to antelope venison, I gave the flesh of the waterbuck to the Latooka porters belonging to Ibrahim's party. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile Although Swartboy and Congo supped upon the flesh of the waterbuck—which is far from being a delicate venison—the boys had something better for supper. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z I expected to return without seeing game, when we suddenly spied a few waterbuck in the sandy bed of the river, about 300 paces distant. Ismailia To escape the hunter, the waterbuck jumped into the river, and was swimming across, when another crocodile gave chase, but a ball soon sent it to the bottom. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 Consequently, when a waterbuck is killed there is a fierce scramble among the porters to secure portions of the hide for this purpose. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country The shooting that I had while at Shooa was confined to antelopes; of these there was no variety excepting waterbuck and hartebeest. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile Now the waterbuck does not leave the river for any great distance. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z To my great satisfaction the waterbuck with a fine set of horns dropped dead. Ismailia The waterbuck—Disaster in Kebrabasa rapids—The “Ma Robert” founders—Arrival of the “Pioneer” and Bishop Mackenzie’s party—Portuguese slave-trade—Interference and liberation. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 Ostrich and maribou feathers stuck out from the top, while upon his feet were sandals made from the thick skin of a waterbuck. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Beckoning to Anscombe, who fortunately had not seen the waterbuck, at which he would certainly have fired, thereby perhaps frightening the buffalo, I showed him the spoor that we at once started to follow. Finished The boys expected to see the waterbuck rear back, and attempt to escape. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The thick river jungle gave cover to such animals as the bushbuck, leopard, the beautiful colobus, some of the tiny antelope, waterbuck, buffalo and rhinoceros. The Land of Footprints On these holmes herds of buffaloes and waterbucks daily graze in security, as they have in the reedy marshes a refuge into which they can run on the approach of danger. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 There were dozens of them in the thick, low scrub, with now and then a bunch of eland, or a herd of waterbuck, or a few hundred of the ubiquitous kongoni. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country We didn't kill many waterbuck, because there is no excuse for doing so except to secure the heads as trophies. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country A very large one—that is, one of sixteen to twenty feet in length—can drag a buffalo bull under water, and a buffalo bull possesses four times the strength of a waterbuck. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Then came the porters in single file, the one carrying the folded lion skin leading the way; those bearing the waterbuck trophy and meat bringing up the rear. The Land of Footprints The waterbuck swam a little longer, the fine head dropped, the body turned over, and one of the canoes dragged it ashore. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 Sometimes we have kongoni steaks, at other times we have the heart of waterbuck or the liver of bushbuck or impalla. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Bushbuck, waterbuck, and lots of other herbivora appeared, but no carnivora. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Perhaps ticks do not like lions, waterbuck, Tommies, et al., or perhaps only big coarse-grained common brutes like zebra and rhinos will stand them at all. The Land of Footprints Still, at the risk of seeming to be perpetually qualifying, I must instance finding three lions actually on the stale carcass of a waterbuck at eleven o'clock in the morning of a piping hot day! The Land of Footprints Soon afterwards we come upon a herd of waterbucks, which here are very much darker in colour, and drier in flesh, than the same species near the sea. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 What the correspondent meant to say was that the colonel had secured a sing-sing waterbuck and a topi. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country The day from a sporting standpoint was entirely successful, the bag consisting of two waterbuck, a zebra, a big wart-hog, six hares, and six grouse. The Land of Footprints As an example of this I might instance a waterbuck into which I saw my companion empty five heavy 465 and double 500 bullets from cordite rifles before it fell! The Land of Footprints A herd or so of eland also liked this covered country; and there were always a few waterbuck and rhinoceroses about. The Land of Footprints Their purpose was to follow the course already taken by the waterbuck until they should have sneaked within better range. The Land of Footprints As a trophy for a wall there are few heads in Africa more noble than that of the waterbuck. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Below us, about fifteen yards away, was the carcass of a waterbuck half hidden in the foot-high grass. The Land of Footprints In the very centre of the deep shade of a clump of trees, I saw the gleam of a waterbuck's horns. The Land of Footprints |
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