Taken at Cape Point Nature Reserve. I have included this capture in this series, because of the francolin (birds) that was walking past. Yes, again I had to run to take this capture. Got good exercise that day.
Unfortunately, taken against the sun, so the colour of bontebok is not distinctive. Tomorrow I will post a better capture
The Bontebok is a medium-sized, generally dark brown antelope with a prominent, wide white blaze on its face, with a pure white rump, belly and hocks, and black-tipped tail. Both sexes have horns, although the horns of rams are heavier and longer than those of ewes.
This is a plains antelope, preferring short-grass plains within the vegetation typical of the fynbos plant kingdom.
Gregarious and diurnal. Rams are territorial and during the breeding season will defend a small nursery of two to eight females and their young. Young males congregate in large bachelor herds.
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Ian