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Blesbok

Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi

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Field Notes

Description:

Reddish brown on the upperparts with an indistinct paler saddle. The white blaze from forehead to nostrils is broken in most animals by a narrow bar of brown. Both sexes have horns strongly ridged except at the tips.(Smithers' mammals of southern africa a field guide. fourth edition)

Habitat:

Game lodge

Notes:

Seen in the same place as the springbok, they were in little number and roamed around the park.

Reference Links:

Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) - Information on Blesbok, Blesbok

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PublishedOctober 4, 2012

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