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The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. D. pygargus has two subspecies; the nominate subspecies, occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok occurring in the Highveld. The bontebok is related to the common tsessebe. Females mature in about two years, and bontebok can live for up to 17 years. Bontebok are almost exclusively grazers. In the wild, they eat a variety of short grasses and prefer recently burnt veld, fynbos, and strandveld habitats (shrubland biomes of the Cape Floristic Region).
Scientific name: Damaliscus pygargus
Kingdom: Animalia
Distribution:
Distribution:
 Bontebok are found in South Africa. Today they are protected in Bontebok National Park and in a few reserves and private farms in the region. These antelopes live in open grasslands of southern Africa. Bontebok have two known subspecies: the bontebok that occurs naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok that lives in the highveld.
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