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bontebok

mammal

Also known as: Damaliscus dorcas dorcas, Damaliscus pygargus dorcas

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blesbok

In blesbok
An isolated related subspecies, the bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas), confined to the coastal plain of Western Cape province, came nearer to extinction and is still uncommon; the largest population, of 200–250, lives in Bontebok National Park.
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chemoreception and territorial behaviour

In chemoreception: Territorial behavior
…such as the South African bontebok, the preorbital glands are larger in males than in females. The secretions of these glands are extremely complex, containing over 40 compounds, and are deposited on grass culms (stems) or twigs at territory borders by pressing the head down onto the culm so that…
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