Color: 

Dark brown coat, white belly and inside legs; white face patch and ears

Size:

Body length 4.6 – 5.3 feet; shoulder height 2.8 – 3.3 feet; tail 12 –18 inches; horns 14 –20 inches

Weight:

121-220 lbs

Average Lifespan: 

17 years

Captive Lifespan:

Up to 23 years

Africa and Southwestern Cape

Grasslands of the high veld and coastal plains

Mating: 

January – March. Polygynous.

Gestation/Incubation:

238 – 254 days

Litter/Clutch Size:

1 infant

Mature: 

Weaned after 4 months; sexually mature at 2.5 years

Grazers

Males hold permanent territories of 10 – 69 acres. Mark territory with urine and dung.

1. The population was reduced to 17 animals when the first bontebok national park was established in 1971.

2. During cold, dry season, herds of up to 650 animals will form.