Springbok
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    Springbok

    Antidorcas marsupialis

    Antelope & Gazelle
    Least Concern

    Quick Facts

    Mass41 kg

    Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).

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    Most sightings recorded in Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov. Data from GBIF - a global database of verified wildlife observations by researchers and citizen scientists.

    The springbok or springbuck is an antelope found mainly in south and southwest Africa. The sole living member of the genus Antidorcas, this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780. Three subspecies are identified. A slender, long-legged antelope, the springbok reaches 71 to 86 cm at the shoulder and weighs between 27 and 42 kg. Both sexes have a pair of black, 35 to 50 cm long horns that curve backwards. The springbok is characterised by a white face, a dark stripe running from the eyes to the mouth, a light brown coat marked by a reddish-brown stripe that runs from the upper foreleg to the buttocks across the flanks like the Thomson's gazelle, and a white rump flap.

    Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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