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Bontebok
Besides the 13 DNA markers which confirm a purebred Bontebok, below are the key differences between the bontebok and the blesbuck from a visual perspective
Blesbuck vs. Bontebok
Blesbok: colour of the upper body is reddish brown
Bontebok: colour of the upper body is a bright dark brown
Blesbok: flanks are dull brown colour
Bontebok: flanks, head and upper legs are a purple-black plum colour
Blesbok: white facial marking is interrupted by a thin brown line
Bontebok: white facial marking is uninterrupted to the forehead at the eyes
Blesbok: rump is a light dull brown colour
Bontebok: rump and the area surrounding the tail are starkly white
Blesbok: lower legs are predominantly dark brown
Bontebok: legs beneath the knees are predominantly white
Blesbok: front of the horns tend to be yellow-brown in colour