The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

[1] Nearly one-third of all puku are found in protected areas, zoos, and national parks due to their diminishing habitat.

The coat is rougher than that of the similar-sized southern reedbuck, lechwe or impala, or the smaller oribi.

Puku are found almost exclusively in marshy grassland and dambos, where they eat grasses.

During the rainy season, herds will come together for added safety, typically reaching around 50 females.