Springbok
The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium sized brown and white gazelle that stands about 75 centimetres (30 in) high. It is in the same family as antelope and goats. They are the national animal of South Africa and live in the savannah.
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| A springbok in Namibia | |
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| Genus: | Antidorcas Sundevall, 1847
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| Species: | A. marsupialis
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| Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780)
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Springbok Media
Horn development in malesjuvenile (left); sub-adult (right)
A herd on the roadEtosha National Park, Namibia
Springbok locking horns in a fight
This is a young springbok stotting/pronking. It was photographed in Etosha National Park in Namibia
Springbok feed on succulent grasses.
A mother suckling her offspring
Springboks on the Etosha Pan
Silver coin: 5 shilling, 1949 – Springbok in the center, date above, value below
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Sources
- ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Antidorcas marsupialis. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 29 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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