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White Rhino

(Ceratotherium simum)

The White Rhino, through much effort by hunters as well as conservationists has increased in numbers sufficiently to once again be hunted in South Africa. The Black Rhino (Diceros bicomis) has not made such a successful comeback and is still highly protected.

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Blesbok

(Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi)

The Blesbok lives on the open plains of the South African highveld. Primarily grazers, they form herds consisting of females (ewes) and juveniles, while the males (rams) tend to be solitary. The neck and top of the back is brown, darker on the flanks with a white belly. A small white blaze above the eyes and a larger blaze below is usually divided between the eyes.

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White Blesbok

(Damaliscus pyganus)

All that has been said regarding hunting the common Blesbok and the Bontebok, can be applied when hunting the White Blesbok. A mutation in color, the White Blesbok is not an albino, but rather merely a variation in color. Find the “White” mixed in with the herd of Common Blesbok.

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Blue Wildebeest

(Connochaetes taurinus)

Hunting Blue Wildebeest with Witkop Safaris or the brindled gnu as he is also known, can be most exciting. This large, bearded antelope native to the acacia savanna and short grass plains is often referred to as the “poor man’s” buffalo. His numbers have dwindled somewhat in many of his old habitats, but he is as plentiful as ever on the Serengeti ecosystem where his numbers may well exceed one million.

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Bontebok

(Danaliscuc dorcas dorcus)

The Bontebok is a closely related to the Blesbok. The two species can often be confused, however the Bontebok tends to be much more colorful with much more white evident on the face, rump and legs. The prominent white blaze on the face and forehead of the Bontebok tends to merge.

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Bushbuck

(Tragelaphus scriptus)

The Bushbuck is the smallest member of the spiral horned antelope. He is of medium size, dark reddish-brown with white spots on the rump, against the legs, at the base of the neck, and just below the throat. Hunting Bushbuck with Witkop Safaris can be a real challenge as he is shy and extremely elusive.

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Common Duiker

(Sylvicapra grimmia)

The Grey Duiker is a medium-sized duiker, still much smaller that most of the other antelope species. You can think of him as modified for life in the savannah woodlands. His legs are longer and better developed, while his back is less rounded than the forest duikers.

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Steenbok

(Raphicerus campestris)

I know it looks like “steenbok” (long E) but it is normally pronounced “steinbok” (long I). This can lead to a bit of confusion, at least for some Europeans, as the name “steinbok” is the German name for the ibex. The Steenbok is the largest of the mini antelope associated with the “Little Five”.

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