Bontebok
I-Bontebok
Igama
I-Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus)
Kubonakala
I-Bontebok Inophawu oluphakathi nendawo ebomvu, i-antelope ebomvu ngokugqithiseleyo, ebomvu ebusweni bayo, kunye nobumhlophe, i-sisu namaqatha kunye nomsila amnyama. Zineempondo, nangona iimpondo zeenkunzi zeegusha zinzima kwaye zinde kunezo zegusha.
Ukutya
Le ndawo i-antelope, ekhetha amathafa amancinci amafutshane phakathi kweentlobo eziqhelekileyo zombuso wezityalo ze-fynbos.
Ukuzala
Lo ngumvelisi wonyaka. Iimvu zithatha zisebenza kwiminyaka emibini ubudala. I-rut isenzeka phakathi kukaJanuwari no-Matshi. Amathole awawodwa azalwa ngoSeptemba no-Oktobha emva kwexesha lokunyuka kweentsuku ezi-238 ukuya ku-254.
Indlela yokuziphatha
Ukuthobela kunye nokudibana. Iinkunzi zindawonye kwaye ngexesha lokuzalisa ziza kukhusela ezncinci zamabhinqa, ezibini ukuya kwezesibhozo kunye nabantwana babo. Amaduna amancinci abuthana emhlambini.
Apho zifumaneka khona
IBontebok yazingelwa kakhulu ngabakholoni kangangokuba ngo-1830 kuphela eziyi-22 kuphela. Namhlanje zikhuselwe kwiBontebok National Park, eyashunyayelwa ngo-1931. Ngo-1992 la manani akhula afika ku-2000. Ngo-1961 inqwelwana yesibini kufuphi neSwellendam yavakaliswa, namhlanje ithwala i-bontebok eziyi-200-300. Ngokomlando, ukusasazwa kwe-bontebok kwavalwa kwintshona Koloni, ukusuka apho kwafuduswa khona nakweminye imimandla yolondolozo ngaphandle kohlobo lwendalo.
Amanqaku okuMmandla
Igama leBontebok livela kumbala kwaye livela kumazwe aseDutch afika ngee-1600. Iizizalwane zeBlesbok, ezo zibini ziye zahlukana kakhulu kwaye kukho imbono phakathi kwabathengi abathile ukuba akukho mithombo yonyani ekhohlo.
