Specie Name :         SPRINGBOK

Scientific Name :     Antidorcas marsupialis

Description :
                          Light brown with a chocolate brown band along the side.
                          White on underside of neck an body, also on inside of legs and Behind haunches.
                          Line of long white hair on rump sometimes raised (the " pronk" ).
                          White face with black lines through eyes to nose.
                          Common colour variations are all white or all black.

Horns:                  
                  Both sexes.
                        Horns grow up, then outwards and back, then in wards and forward.
                        Horns of females thinner, narrower and not as heavily ridged.
                        Males have stout, heavily ridged horns that can indicate age.
                        Young males have short horns pointing forward, adult males have inward pointing tips,
                        old males have rearward pointing tips and more pronounced kink where the horns first bend out.

Mass:
                      Mass may vary greatly, depending on veld condition and genetics.
                      Males up to 50 kg and females up to 37 kg.
                      Karoo Springbok smaller than those from the Kalahari and Namibia

Habitat :
                    Dry open grass or shrub veld, Karooshrub and desert.
                    Avoid cover and bush.

Behavior :
                    Herds, 15-40 strong, may congregate in large numbers.
                    Also lone males and bachelor herds.
                    Breeding males territorial in mating season.
                    Browse and graze and can go without water for long periods.
                    6 Months' gestation lambing usually peaks Sept/ Oct in Karoo and sometimes also in March/April.
                    In the Kalahari lambing usually peaks in January.
                    Lamb concealed for a few days, before joining nursery group.

Hunt Method :
                  Springbok are difficult to approach because of their good sight and their preference for open country, thus longer shots are called for.
                  Hunting them on foot is quite a challenge, but in the Karoothey are usually driven to waiting hunters.