Springbok

Description:

Springbok are between 70 and 90 cm tall at the shoulder, depending on age, weight and gender; they weigh between 25 and 40 kilograms for the females and 33 and 50 kilograms for the males. Their colouring consists of white, reddish/tan and dark brown. Their backs are tan-coloured and they are white beneath, with a dark brown stripe extending along each side from the shoulder to inside the thigh.

Habitat:

Springbok inhabit the dry inland areas of south and southwestern Africa. Their range extends from the northwestern part of South Africa through the Kalahari desert into Namibia and Botswana.

Notes:

Spotted in Etosha NP, Namibia