Where to See Gemsbok in Pilanesberg National Park

Your chances of seeing Gemsbok in Pilanesberg National Park

Needs some luck. Gemsbok live in Pilanesberg National Park, but you need a good drive or some luck to see them. opspoor shows you where they've been seen recently, so you know which roads to drive.

When to see Gemsbok in Pilanesberg National Park

Gemsbok are most active early morning (05:00 to 08:00) and late afternoon into dusk (17:00 to 20:00).

This is Gemsbok's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Pilanesberg National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.

Where to look for Gemsbok in Pilanesberg National Park: best roads

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About the Gemsbok

The gemsbok is a large, powerfully built desert antelope with a light tan-grey coat, a long black tail, bold black markings on the flanks and legs, and long, straight horns carried by both sexes. It lives in arid grassland, savanna and semi-desert, and gets much of its water from wild melons and dug-up roots rather than relying on drinking. Gemsbok are mostly crepuscular, feeding in the cool of the morning and late afternoon and sheltering in shade at midday, though they become more active at night in the hot season.

How to identify the Gemsbok

Large, pale tan-grey antelope with long, straight, spear-like horns on both sexes, a black stripe along the flank, black patches on the front legs above white "socks" and a long black tail. Sable and roan have backward-curved horns; female gemsbok horns are longer and thinner.

Other species to look for in Pilanesberg National Park

Banded MongooseLeast Concern

Bat eared FoxLeast Concern

Black backed JackalLeast Concern

Brown HyenaNear Threatened

Buffalo (Cape)Near Threatened

BushbuckLeast Concern

Other parks where you can see Gemsbok

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