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Blesbuck
(Damaliscus dorcas
phillipsi)
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Details
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Shoulder Height
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: 95 cm |
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Average Weight
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: Male 70 kg
: Female 61 kg |
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Gestation
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: 8 Months |
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Number of Young
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: 1 Lamb |
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Longevity
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: 12 years |
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S.C.I. Minimum Score
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: 39" |
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S.C.I. Record Score
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: 54" |
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Rowland Ward Minimum Length
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: 16" |
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Rowland Ward Record Length
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: 20 5/8" |
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General
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: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. |
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