Category: Wildlife

A characteristic of the Blesbok is the prominent white blaze on the face and a horizontal brown strip which divides this blaze above the eyes. Body colour is brown with a lighter coloured saddle on the back, and the rump an even lighter shade. The legs are brown with a white patch behind the top part of the front legs. Lower legs whitish. Both sexes carry horns, ringed almost to the tip. Female horns are slightly more slender. It was once one of the most abundant antelope species of the African plains, but Blesbok have become scarce since 1893 due to relentless hunting for their skins and meat.

A characteristic of the Blesbok is the prominent white blaze on the face and a horizontal brown strip which divides this blaze above the eyes. The body is brown with a lighter-coloured saddle on the back, and the rump is an even lighter shade. The legs are brown with a white patch behind the top part of the front legs. Lower legs whitish. Both sexes carry horns, ringed almost to the tip. Female horns are slightly more slender. It was once one of the most abundant antelope species of the African plains, but Blesbok has become scarce since 1893 due to relentless hunting for their skins and meat.

The vervet is a small monkey, common in East Africa. There are several subspecies of vervet monkeys, but, generally, the body is greenish-olive or silvery-grey. The face, ears, hands, feet, and tip of the tail are black, but a conspicuous white band on the forehead blends in with the short whiskers. The males are slightly larger than the females. The vervet is classified as a medium- to large-sized monkey. The tail is usually held up, with the tip curving downward, and the arms and legs are approximately equal lengths.