As its name suggests, the bushbuck is a denizen of densely vegetated habitats, ranging from riverine woodland and thickets in mountain valleys to the deepest jungles of tropical Africa.
They live mostly solitary lives, or in small and very unstable groups of ewes and lambs, and often associate with baboons and monkeys to take advantage of any fruits dropped by the foraging primates (their diet consists mostly of leaves and succulent shoots though).
Small it may be , but the male bushbuck is a tenacious fellow and rather dangerous when wounded, as several hunters and their dogs have found out to their detriment.
Splendid pix as ever, De Wets. I really like this gallery of a single species, so you can really study it and get to know it. Such a format is usually reserved for more ‘prestigious’ game – lion, leopard, eles.
Yes, as magnificent as the lions and leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalos are, there’s so much more to appreciate in the wilds of South Africa. like the little bushbuck.
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I love them.
They’re very cute antelope, especially the little lambs 🙂
Bambi kannie kers vas hou met ons bokke nie!! 😉
Ja-Nee, die ou bosbokkies is te oulik vir woorde, maar mens moet maar in jou pasoppens wees vir die ramme se skerp horings!
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They can be quite dangerous in the mating season. I remember when one of them took out somebody at Knysna while we were there, and not to dinner.
Just goes to show again that all wildlife are potentially dangerous and should never be underestimated! Thanks for contributing, Colonialist!
Splendid pix as ever, De Wets. I really like this gallery of a single species, so you can really study it and get to know it. Such a format is usually reserved for more ‘prestigious’ game – lion, leopard, eles.
Thank you Tish!
Yes, as magnificent as the lions and leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalos are, there’s so much more to appreciate in the wilds of South Africa. like the little bushbuck.
strange to say, but I am fascinated by its ears.
They seem rather outsize, don’t they Lois? It’s a trait they share with the kudu and nyala.