Puku
Sounds & Calls

The Puku (Kobus vardonii) is a stocky, medium-sized antelope which inhabits wet grasslands and floodplains. Due to its specific habitat requirements, this species has a patchy distribution across the southern parts of central Africa. Puku are listed as near threatened by the IUCN due to loss of habitat and hunting pressure. 

What does a Puku sound like? Puku make a distinctive sharp, wheezy whistling blast in alarm when they sense a threat from a predator. They also use a similar call but repeated in succession 3-4 times, as a territorial signal. 

Listen to some examples of Puku calls below.