Blesbuck

Blesbuck (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi)



Details

Shoulder Height		: 95 cm
Average Weight		: Male 70 kg : Female 61 kg
Gestation		: 8 Months
Number of Young		: 1 Lamb
Longevity		: 12 years
S.C.I. Minimum Score		: 39"
S.C.I. Record Score		: 54"
Rowland Ward Minimum Length		: 16"
Rowland Ward Record Length		: 20 5/8"
General		:The Blesbuck is one of the antelope that are endemic to South Africa, thus found naturally nowhere else in the world. They are primarily a grassland animal and are very common in the Highveld of South Africa. Large herds of Blesbuck are common and during winter can form herds of hundreds of animals. The males do not keep their territories throughout the year, only from the end of summer, just before the rut, until the beginning of spring when the mating season is over. The Blesbuck is a grazer that prefers short grass, thus making it difficult to stalk them as they are almost always found in short grass on open grass plains.