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==Description== Adult lechwe typically stand {{convert|90|to|100|cm|in|abbr=on}} at the shoulder and generally weigh from {{convert|50|to|120|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with males being larger than females. They are golden brown with white bellies. Males are darker in colour, but exact hue and amount of blackish on the front legs, chest and body varies depending on [[subspecies]]. The long, spiral horns are vaguely lyre-shaped and borne only by males. The hind legs are somewhat longer in proportion than in other antelopes to ease long-distance running on marshy soil. <gallery mode="packed"> File:Red Lechwe in the Okavango.jpg|Adult red lechwes in the [[Okavango Delta]], Botswana File:Leaping Lechwe.jpg|alt=Female red lechwe runningOkavango Delta, Botswana|Female red lechwe, <br>Okavango Delta File:Red lechwe (Kobus leche leche) juvenile.jpg|alt=Juvenile red lechweOkavango Delta, Botswana|Juvenile red lechwe,<br>Okavango Delta File:Red lechwe (Kobus leche leche) males fighting, composite.jpg|alt=Males red lechwes flightingOkavango Delta, Botswana|Male red lechwes fighting,<br>Okavango Delta </gallery>
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