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Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

Description - Other Names - Distribution - Taxonomy

Quick stats

• Diet: - Herbivore
• Shoulder Height: - 0.6 m
• Weight: - Male - 11.7 kg
• Weight: - Female - 14 kg
• Lifespan - 9 years

Description

Translated from Afrikaans, the name means 'rock-jumper'. Klipspringer are well adapted to living amongst rocky habitats and browse on the shrubs and trees found in these habitats. They are widely distributed, but are not often seen.

They are fairly small animals with a yellowish-grey coat. Only the males have short, straight, upward-pointing horns. They leap fearlessly from boulder to boulder with nimble ease as they have well adapted hooves which allow them to jump without losing their footing.

Klipspringers are usually found singly or in pairs. Following a gestation period of 5 months, a single lamb is born which remains hidden for the first 3 months of its life.

Other Names

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Distribution

Distribution map
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Klipspringer

Taxonomy

• Order - Artiodactyla
• Family - Bovidae
• Sub Family - Antilopinae
• Genus - Oreotragus
• Species - Oreotragus oreotragus

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