Blesbok

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Blesbok facts:

Originates from Southern Africa. Brown antelope with wide white blaze, usually divided between the eyes. Pale to white on belly extending to tail base but not expanding into a conspicous rump patch. Coat shades to gray on lower sides and haunches. Born tan. Adolescent dark on face instad of white. Well-developed, lyre-shaped, ringed horns in both male and female. male horns slightly thicker than female horns but lengths comparable unless male wear is heavy. Adult lengths 13 1/2 in. up to 20 3/4 in. Male weight 137 to 176 lbs. female weight 121 to 154 lbs.

Food habits - Grazer. May take some forbs. Browse only occasionally.

Habitat - Open grasslands, sometimes with a few small trees or bushes.

Water and climate - Drink morning and evening. Seem to tolerate hear adequately.

Temperament and compatibility - Typically not aggressive toward humans in open range situations. Young strongly motivated to stay with mother. Male territorial during breeding season. Territorial male stands by - or lies on - huge, central dung pile, fights other males, and gathers and courts females as herds pass through is territory. Herd male may kill yearling male if with a confined herd. Sometimes may even kill a neonate. Hybridize with closely related bontebok and produce fertile offspring that resemble bontebok.

Breeding season - September to December assumed for exotics.

Birth season - May to August recorded in US.

Gestation and young per birth - 7 to 8 months; 1 young

Sexual maturity - Male 27 months; female 27 months

Fencing - 6 to 8 ft