Scientific Name: Syncerus caffer The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), is a large African bovine. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild Asian water buffalo, and its ancestry remains unclear. The African buffalo is not the ancestor of...
Scientific Name: Aepyceros Melampus Not subspecies, but a colour variant of the Impala. Appearance *Medium-sized, lightly built antelope *Coat is shiny, uniform black/brown on the back and around the neck, passing through on the flanks and outer leg surfaces. Diet It...
Scientific Name: Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi The blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) is an antelope endemic to South Africa. It has a distinctive white face and forehead which inspired the name, because bles is the Afrikaans word for a blaze such as...
Scientific Name: Connochaetes taurinus The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest. It is placed in the genus Connochaetes and...
Scientific Name: Damaliscus pygargus The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa and Lesotho. The bontebok has two subspecies; the endangered bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygarus), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape,...
