We call blesbok bosveld donkies. Blesbok can be confused with Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus), however the Bontebok has a clear white rump amongst other features, which the Blesbok (Blesbok have a pale rump) does not have. The Bontebok is a very unique animal. They have a brown patch which divides the white blaze on their faces. Bontebok and the Blesbok were considered to be the same species, but it has been discovered that the Bontebok and the Blesbok are each different subspecies of D. dorcas. "The Blesbok differ from the Bontebok by having less white on the coat and the blaze on the face, which is usually divided, their coats are also a lighter brown than that of the Bontebok." Blesbok (pictured above) are typically lighter brown in colour. While the rump of the blesbok (D. p. phillipsi) is the same color as the back, there is a white patch on the rump surrounding the tail of the bontebok (D. p. dorcas), whose lower legs are also white. Although classified as Endangered, with a population of c3000, Bontebok are easily seen at both Bontebok National Park and De Hoop Nature Reserve. The Bontebok is darker than the Blesbok, with a large white rear-end and continuous white blaze down the face. Blesbok are … The bontebok (pictured above) is darker brown with flanks, head and upper legs that are almost purple-black plum in colour.

Another difference between the two is the fact that Bontebok have white lower legs and Blesbok rarely have absolute continuously clear white lower legs. There is a white blaze on the face, consisting of a slender patch on the forehead, and a … Bontebok are bigger and also endangered. Over time a dry strip of land called the Karoo in the Fynbos has isolated the Bontebok from the Blesbok. Snowy Barn Owl, Tokyo Ravens Mikan, Harlequin Books New Releases, Northern White-cheeked Gibbon Adaptation, Fictional Animals Names, New England Sports Teams, Cambodia Visa On Arrival Photo Size, Nudibranch Egg Mass, Ibex Global Ultipro, Doug Bowser Twitter, Champion Sweatpants Women's, Red Deer College Off Campus Housing, Out Of Kilter Crossword, Venomous Snakes In England, Why Did Sparta Refuse To Lead The Delian League, African Forest Elephant Height, Eastern Pygmy Possum For Sale, How To Make A Cat House In Minecraft, Mountain Bongo Wikipedia, Pecos, New Mexico Map, How Much Waste Does A Hippo Produce, Baby Chipmunk Name, Obey Logo Clan, Northern Blue‑tongued Skink, Blue Duck Tavern Happy Hour, Reconciliation Meaning In Kannada, Funny Talking Parrots (swearing), Gothic Original Meaning, Dark Orange Hair, Trinket Snake For Sale, Many-colored Fruit Dove, Breaker Morant Nominations, Obvious Crossword Clue, Chicco Baby Carrier, White-lipped Peccary Diet, Turkey Uk News, Swallow Meaning Urban Dictionary, Koi Mil Gaya Hrithik Roshan, Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Taxonomy, Worthless Person Crossword Clue, Second Best Dnd Wiki, Craft Items In Spanish, What Does A Roadrunner Nest Look Like, Raven Without Hood, Different Types Of Parrots And Their Names, Raven Saying Nevermore, Chinese Eating Bats, Storm Petrel Sound, Luxury Hotel Scottish Highlands, Mako Robot Technology, Yeezy Cleats Fake, What Do Speartooth Sharks Eat, French Horn Synonym, Bape Wallpaper Live, San Felipe Rosy Boa For Sale, The Addax And Oryx Group Limited, Disassembly 3d: Demolition, Pecos National Park Map, Professor Jennifer Rubin, How To Draw Crash Bandicoot, Wither Skeleton Life, Real Shark Videos, Homer Simpson Fishing, Borodin String Quartet No 1, Laughing Bird Meme, Bottlenose Dolphin Lifespan, Black Necked Stilt Wiki, Titania Oberon Scene, Crab-eating Fox Lifespan, 40k Harlequin Weapons,