Facts about the Blesbok -- Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Length (including tail) 1,6 m, mass 52 kg.

COLOUR: Pinkish or yellowish grey skin sparsely covered in coarse hairs which are a reddish brown in colour. The skin is often stained darker by earth.

MOST LIKE: Unlike any other animal.

HABITAT: Wherever termites and ants are available as food, and where the earth is soft enough for burrowing. They avoid stony or rocky terrain and high forest, but occur in open woodland and grassland areas.

WHERE FOUND:
Addo Elephant National Park
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park