Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) - a photo on Flickriver

            Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Botswana
Southern Africa

Springbok photographed in early morning light.

The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas.
 
Active mainly at dawn and dusk, springbok form harems (mixed-sex herds). In earlier times, springbok of the Kalahari desert and Karoo migrated in large numbers across the countryside, a practice known as trekbokken. 

A feature unique to the springbok is pronking, in which the springbok performs multiple leaps into the air, up to 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground, in a stiff-legged posture, with the back bowed and the white flap lifted. 

Primarily a browser, the springbok feeds on shrubs and succulents; this antelope can live without drinking water for years, meeting its requirements through eating succulent vegetation. Breeding takes place year-round, and peaks in the rainy season, when forage is most abundant. 

Springbok inhabit the dry areas of south and southwestern Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources classifies the springbok as a least concern species.

Taken in: Botswana (show map)

Taken on: November 26, 2013

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Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Southern Africa

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Antelope

Medium Sized

Sole Member genus Antidorcas

Harems

Trekbokken

Pronking

Browsers

Bushes and Succulents

Breeding Year Round

Single Calf

Weaned At Six Months

Inhabit Dry Areas

IUCN Least Concern

No Major Threats To Survival

National Animal of South Africa

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