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Waterbuck born at Zoo Atlanta

By Melissa Ruggieri
Aug 25, 2011

A baby waterbuck is the newest arrival at Zoo Atlanta. Earlier this week, Kokopelli, a 10-year-old waterbuck gave birth to her seventh calf, which appears to be healthy and nursing normally. The animals are native to southeastern sub-Saharan Africa and are among the world’s largest antelope species.

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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