from the colorful-buck gives it two subtypes, the actual colorful-buck (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) and the Bleßbock (Damaliscus dorcas philippsi).
Shape Both subtypes reach a shoulder-height of 85-100 cm with a weight of 60-100 kg. they have a to the back falling back. The fur is dark brown until black, the thighs are ebony. A white blaze is on the nose-back. The lyre-shaped horns are curled.
Young have a tan fur and a black stain instead of the blaze of the alto-animals.
Habitat Colorful-bucks live in open grass-savannas as well as in tree or bush-savannas.
Way of life Colorful-bucks live in herds of 8-20 animals. These groups consist of a buck and several females with their boy. Individual bucks as well as pure buck and female-herds occur beside it. In dry-times, large associations of often gathered much hundred animals itself in the past.
A herd of sentries positions, that Z. B. from a termite-hill from the area overlook.
Reproduction Bucks collect a small harem about itself at the heat-time. The young was born by 230 days after a Tragzeit. The Setzzeit lasts from August to October. The boys are Ablieger, that shirk in the first 2-3 weeks of its life into the grass.
Endangering Colorful-buck and Bleßbock approach the extermination in freedom already once. From the colorful-buck, there were exactly 17 animals in the wild. Through them tend in protectorates could multiply again, however, it on over 1000 animals. it is still regarded as potential endangered, however. Also the Bleßbock could stop again in zoos through after-breedings and increased.
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