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Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis |
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- Distribution:
- South Africa, Botswana, Angola and Namibia.
- Habitat:
- Arid plans, desert's borders and stony hills.
- Size:
- Male: mass 25 to 45 kg.
Female: mass 20 to 30 Kg.
Shoulder height: Male 70 to 90 cm - Female 65 to 80 cm.
- Behaviour:
- Mostly diurnal. It prefers the cooler daylight hours but also partly at night.
It worst enemies lions, cheetah, wild dogs and hyeanas.
- Food:
- Grasses and browes, it can also eat roots and bulbs. It can reach the higher leaves by easing itself on its rear paws. It needs water daily but in case of necessity it can resist without drinkin for several days.
- Reproduction:
- A single fawn after about a gestation period of approximately 170 days.
- Longevity:
- About 10 years.
