• Its bright coloration makes it one of the most recognisable ungulates of South Africa.
• It inhabits the open highveld grasslands of South Africa and prefers short grass.

Blesboks inhabit altitudes ranging from 1 kilometer to 2 kilometers above sea level and are found across several biomes, including mountainous meadows characterized by cold temperatures, abundant grass and shrubs, tropical savannas with uneven rainfall and numerous trees, and temperate steppes with plentiful grass and few trees. The species occupies terrestrial landscapes such as grasslands and steppes, grassy areas, and meadows; the climate varies considerably, encompassing hot steppes with very hot, dry summers and abundant grass, extremely arid conditions with infrequent rainfall, winters with little precipitation and more rain in summer, hot climates with almost no rainfall, and very hot summers exceeding +25 to +30 degrees Celsius.