In die veldt is daar 'n bok

[fivemack]

This is an eland, the largest antelope; named after the Dutch word for 'moose'. The fields of southern Africa contain a striking variety of medium-sized browsing and grazing herbivores, generally listed under the heading of 'bok'; click below to see seven other kinds. As always, click on any picture to get a bigger version.

The long-horned gemsbok
	The blauwildebeeste, or gnu
The impala, whose ability both to browse and to graze has made it the most common antelope of the veldt
	The majestic curly-horned kudu, symbol of the South African national parks
The tiny little steenbok: mates for life, so most pictures contain two steenbok pushmi-pullyu style
	The splendidly-masked and strikingly-horned sable (left) and the Red Hartebeest (right)

Comments

[emperor]

Great pictures! I think I have only eaten one of these species.

[fivemack.livejournal.com]

Me too; the meal at Elephant Sands included impala chops. They tasted rather like chops.

[downybearded1.livejournal.com]

That's almost disappointing really... interesting though. Have you been to the exotic food stall at Borough market? You'd love it if you haven't.