The Waterbuck found here is the defassa race which has a large light colored patch on the rump in place of the ring found in the common waterbuck. As their name implies they usually live near watercourses and will take to water when pursued. Only the males are horned. They are territorial, but waterbuck are unusual in that several adult, subadult and juvenile males are sometimes found mixed with herds of females and young. The territorial bull will tolerate them as long as they behave submissively approaching him with head and tail extended while licking the air.
Females perform the same display.
The scattered trees in the Seronera red-oat grassland are mainly species of acacia and commiphora, with the flat topped or umbrella acacia predominant. Along the valley itself the yellow-barked acacia tree and the wild date palm are present. Balanites aegyptiaca is a very common tree on the edge of the plains and is also seen in the area of Lake Magadi and the Moru Kopjes. Also common is the white morning glory Ipomeoa mombasana and after the long grass has been burned off, pyjama lilies Crinum kirkii , with their purple, red and white stripes often decorate the plain. Along the valley both Helmeted Guinea Fowl and Grey-Breasted Spurfowl are common, and form an important part of the diet of the smaller predators such as civets, servals and wild cats, genets, the larger mongoose species, and jackals.