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Blesbok
The Blesbok or Blesbuck (Damaliscus pygarus phillipsi) is a purplish antelope with a distinctive white face and forehead. Its white face is the origin of its name, because bles is the Afrikaans word for blaze. Although they are close relatives of the Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) and they can interbreed creating an animal known as the Bontebles, they do not share habitat. The Blesbok being found in large numbers from as far south as Eastern Cape, the plains of the Free State, and the Transvaal Highveld. The Blesbok is indigenous to South Africa and are found in large numbers in all national parks with open grasslands. They are a plains species and dislike wooded areas. They were first discovered in the 17th-century, in numbers so numerous that herds reached from horizon to horizon.
According to the Smithsonian Institution, the Linnaean taxonomic name should be Damaliscus pygargus for both the Blesbok and Bontebok.
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Blesbok
The Blesbok or Blesbuck (Damaliscus pygarus phillipsi) is a purplish antelope with a distinctive white face and forehead. Its white face is the origin of its name, because bles is the Afrikaans word for blaze. Although they are close relatives of the Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) and they can interbreed creating an animal known as the Bontebles, they do not share habitat. The Blesbok being found in large numbers from as far south as Eastern Cape, the plains of the Free State, and the Transvaal Highveld. The Blesbok is indigenous to South Africa and are found in large numbers in all national parks with open grasslands. They are a plains species and dislike wooded areas. They were first discovered in the 17th-century, in numbers so numerous that herds reached from horizon to horizon.
According to the Smithsonian Institution, the Linnaean taxonomic name should be Damaliscus pygargus for both the Blesbok and Bontebok.
Wild Animal Park Escondido Ca.