Bushbuck Bower
The cache, a small, cylindrical, camoflaged tablet pot is hidden under small rocks at the foot of a small tree next to a palm plant in a lovely shady grassy area in the southernmost part of the forest alongside the Getathuru River.
To reach the cache (refer to trails map in the Gallery or download a Google Earth file of the trails here): after paying the forest entrance fee, from the Parking at the Karura Forest entrance (Gate A) to the east off Limuru road @ S 01 14.826 E 36 49.021 head back out of the gate and down to the main road. Cross this busy road (carefully!) and pick up the access track to the Sigiria Forest a short distance north @ S 01 14.993 E 36 48.931 follow this down a short distance and across the stream to the Sigiria Forest Gate @ S 01 14.804 E 36 48.901 close to the trailhead at Junction 54. From here head left SW along the trail starting just behind the gate hut to J69 passing cache GC587YZ Sigiria Forest #8: Flycatcher Finery on the way. Turn left here and continue along, down & across the river footbridge, passing near the location of GC56J9Q Sigiria Forest #6: Getathuru Riverside to J70 then upwards and onwards to J75 straight on to J76 and down to the riverside trail past GC58821 Sigiria Forest #9: Hornbill Haven and GC58856 Sigiria Forest #10: Ducks Deluxe to the cache location.
Of course, one could access the cache from the other direction taking the right (NW) trail from J54 at entrance Gate E via J55-J53-J68-J71-J73-J74-J75-J77-GZ!
Forest Entry Fees (free parking)
Open from 06h00-18h00
Citizen (adult/child): Kshs 100/40
Resident: Kshs 200/100
Non-Resident: Kshs 600/300
Permission to place the cache was kindly granted by the Director of the Kenya Forest Service
The Bushbuck is the most widespread antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa and is found in dense vegetation usually near water in rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics, bush savanna and woodland. They can survive close to built-up areas if sufficient cover is available - such as in Sigiria and Karura Forests - and spend up to 80% of their time under the bush canopy.
Recently, genetic studies have shown that the bushbuck, is in fact a complex of two geographically and phenotypically distinct species, the kéwel (Tragelaphus scriptus) and the imbabala (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) which is the species found in Kenya. Some 16 sub-species have been identified (see map in Gallery) with differing size, colour and prominence of stripes & spots.
The bushbuck bull is regarded by sports hunters as the most dangerous medium-size antelope, as it will hide in the bush after being wounded and charge the hunter when he comes looking for it, impaling the hunter with its sharp horns.
A medium-sized antelope, they are about 90 cm at the shoulder and weigh 45-80 kilograms (depending on sex). Bushbuck have a light brown coat, with two prominent white bands across the chest and throat. White spots and stripes often found on flanks and hindquarters. They have bushy tails, brown with a white underside and males have a whitish, bristly mane along the back. The muzzle is also white and horns are found only on the males and they can reach over 0.5m with only one twist. At 10 months old, young males sprout horns that are particularly twisted 
and at maturity form the first loop of a spiral.
Females go to great lengths to hide their young. After giving birth, the mother cleans and hides the newborn calf. When she visits and suckles it, she eats its dung so no scent remains to attract predators. The young calf does not accompany its mother for long periods during the day until it is about 4 months old. A female and her calf often play together, running in circles chasing each other.
Bushbuck mainly browse but supplement their diet with any other plant matter they can reach. They are active 24 hours a day but most active during early morning and part of the night. They tend to be nocturnal near human habitations and wherever they may be disturbed in day-time. They can survive without drinking water provided the diet has sufficient moisture and the habitat has ample shade. They are vulnerable to drought stress and severe cold, and sensitive to sudden environmental changes such as overgrazing, bush clearing/thinning and trampled grass.
All bushbuck live within a 'home' area which they will not normally leave, is usually around 50 000 sq. m on the savannah and much larger in the forest and which usually overlaps with other bushbuck home areas. They are semi-solitary, some living in pairs or small groups. Mature males keep well away from each other.
Gestation takes 6 7 months and they can live up to 9 years
See here for detailed information.
See here for a video of bushbucks in nearby Karura Forest, here for mother feeding its kid and here for a bushbuck ewe trying (unsuccessfully) to rescue her kid from the grip of a python!