Antelope of South Africa – Bushbuck - by @capecobragen

in #antelope7 years ago

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The Bushbuck - One of 29 Antelope species found in South Africa.

This again is a beautiful buck, which is normally very shy and when disturbed it disappears into thick bush for cover.

They have a wide distribution in South Africa from the Limpopo River Valley, through the Low Veld (which includes the Kruger National Park), through Zululand and along the Indian Ocean coast to the Western Cape.

The males have horns and are quite distinctive from the females. The male can be seen in the above photo and the female in the below photo.

I have found two places where they have become rather tame and accustomed to being close to man.

The Waterberg Private Game Reserve in the Limpopo Province of South Africa (where the two photos were taken) and on the Otto Hiking Trail in the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park.

It is always a joy to see the beautiful Bushbuck

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Amazing Africa, we love to blend with nature and keep it real

Wow, so antelope could be so free with humans... Beautiful . Africa ar blessed with beautiful species of animal

beautiful scenery I love

wonderful Africa

Wow its really beautiful and amazing photography. I like it and appreciate you. Wish you avery happy and bright future.

how beautiful is nature, it is so gentle with man when we treat it with respect, beautiful images.

Fabulous. The first pic is even more beautiful. We are generally afraid of animals, but the pic depicts cuteness in animals

The female antelope can be very timid sometimes.

My cute animal likes it, and wants to be close to the animal

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very interesting post)

Beautiful shot! Thanks for sharing this post!

I do not really comment, but I read all your posts and following it - I really enjoy the look on Africa - I am a South African in heart and soul so I love these posts

Blackbuck is a majestic antelope of India. Here is an amazing story :