The blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) is a subspecies of the bontebok antelope endemic to South Africa, Eswatini and Namibia. It has a distinctive white face and forehead, which inspired the name because bles is the Afrikaans (and Dutch language) word for a blaze such as one might see on the forehead of a horse.

The blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) is an subspecies of the bontebok antelope endemic to South Africa, Eswatini and Namibia. It has a distinctive white face and forehead which inspired the name, because bles is the Afrikaans word for a blaze such as one might see on the forehead of a horse.

blesbok, (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), one of the gaudiest of the antelopes, a South African version of the closely related sassaby. The blesbok ranged the treeless Highveld in countless thousands throughout the mid-19th century but was hunted nearly to extinction.

2019年4月29日 · Galloping across the highveld comes a blesbok, its striking white face glistening beneath the sun. Spiralled horns rise skywards and a flashing white tail swishes through the grass. There are few finer wildlife sights, such a unique antelope blazing a …

Blesboks are selective grazers, feeding on short grasses in their native grassland habitats. They have adapted to various grass species, showing preferences based on seasonal availability and nutritional content.

The blesbok is a medium-sized antelope with a prominent white blaze on the face. There is a horizontal brown stripe dividing that blaze above the eyes. Their body is brown with a lighter colored saddle and rump.

It was once one of the most abundant antelope species of the African plains, but Blesbok have become scarce since 1893 due to relentless hunting for their skins and meat.