Blesbok
| Blesbok | |
|---|---|
| At Krugersdorp Game Reserve | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Damaliscus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | D. p. phillipsi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi Harper, 1939 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi | |
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.
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