Bontebok
The bontebok is a subspecies of Damaliscus pygargus, an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. D. pygargus has two subspecies; the bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus),[3] occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) occurring in the Highveld.
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| Bontebok in Bontebok National Park, South Africa. | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Damaliscus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/DamaliscusD. pygargus
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| Damaliscus pygargus (Pallas, 1767)
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The bontebok is related to the common tsessebe.
Bontebok Media
Drawing of Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus), from "Records of Big Game", Rowland Ward
Bontebok with calf in the fynbos
Zoo Guangzhou
References
- ↑ "Battle of 1852". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.