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The Bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa and Lesotho. The Bontebok has two subspecies; the Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape(and which is an endangered species), and the Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) occurring in the highveld. The Bontebok stands 1m (100cm) at the shoulder and weighs up to 90kgs (198lbs). The Bontebok has chocolate brown and black colouring with a white underside and a white stripe from the forehead to the tip of the nose. Bontebok also has a distinctive white patch around its tail (whence the Latin name). The horns of Bontebok are lyre-shaped and clearly ringed they are found in both sexes and can reach a length of half a metre. Blesbok live in highveld where they eat short grasses, while Bontebok are restricted to coastal Fynbos and Renosterveld (Skead ). They are diurnal, though they rest during the heat of the day. Herds contain only males, only females or are mixed and do not exceed forty animals for Bonteboks or seventy for Blesboks. Bontebok are not good jumpers but they are very good at crawling under things. Mature males form territories and face down other males in displays and occasionally combat. Bontebok were once extensively killed as pests, and were reduced to a wild population of just seventeen animals, but the species has since recovered. Blesbok are extinct in their natural habitat but they have increased in population to the point where they are now very abundant and avidly farmed, because they are popular quarry for hunters and are easy to sustain.

This animal is also found in all the areas below;

Namibia

South Africa