Springbok
Description and Identification :
Shoulder height : Males and females 0,75m
Body mass: Springbok males 41 kg
Springbok females 37 kg
- Upper body bright cinnamon brown with characteristic dark reddish brown horizontal bland along the flanks
- Pure white under parts centre of the rump to the tail is white
- Long erectile white hair on the back cover glandular area of skin
- Springbok face is white with reddish –brown line running from the eyes to the corner of the mouth and similar patch on the forehead
- Ears are outstandingly long, narrow and pointed
- Springbok neck is long
- Legs long and slender
- Both sexes have horns
- Rise from above the eyes – slope backwards diverging outwards – and curving sharply inwards to hooked tips
- They are heavily ridged over half the horn length
Social behavior Springbok:
- Springbok form mixed herds
- Active – early morning and late afternoon
- Some herds are active throughout the day
- Springbok rest midday in the open
- When disturbed- jump and stott over great distances and heights
- Males are territorial for some part of the year
- Bachelor herds of males
- Springbok join herds during summertime
- Springbok sometimes track great distances
- Mating can take place any time of the year
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Lamb is hidden in tall grass for 1or 2 days
Quelle: J D Skinner and R H N Smithers, The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion; Hunting school-Seminar study Namibia
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