Damaliscus lunatus - #1649
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus lunatus. This was the first rain of the season; they are extremely thin. Also as Sassaby|Western Tsessebe.
Geographic Distribution
Southern Africa in E Angola, N Botswana, Mozambique (extinct), NE Namibia, South Africa (extinct in Northern Cape, North-West, and Mpumalanga Provs., and N KwaZulu-Natal; survives in E Limpopo Prov.; reintroduced within former range), Swaziland (extinct; reintroduced), W Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Damaliscus
Specific Epithet
lunatus
Image Location
South Africa, Limpopo or Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park
Image Date
November 5, 2008
Photographer
LE Harding