Wildlife
Bontebok
Damaliscus pygargus pygargus
The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia.
Beste Reisezeit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Beste MonateJeder Monat
Records4,023 records
Curve from 4,023 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Wo Sie sie finden
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Bontebok is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,023 records, iNaturalist
Parks, in denen Gastgeber den Bontebok gesichtet haben
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- Which parks and reserves are best for the Bontebok in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Bontebok at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve, Bontebok National Park, Table Mountain National Park and West Coast National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Bontebok in South Africa?
- The Bontebok is most recorded in Western Cape (54% of records), Gauteng (14% of records), Eastern Cape (11% of records), based on 4 023 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Bontebok on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Bontebok?
- The Bontebok is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Bontebok National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; West Coast National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Bontebok?
- The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. The bontebok has two subspecies; the bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok occurring in the highveld.