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Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a small antelope. Brownish grey coat, short legs.

Habitat:

Rocky slopes of the Swartberg mountain range. Fynbos vegetation.

Notes:

Klipspringer means "rock jumper" in Afrikaans.

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Comments (3)
Noah Citizen aka Olivier
Yes Alice, the locations and habitats are different, even if still classified in the same Karoo area. The Swartberg (this one) is still part of the little Karoo (southern part of that arid area). These mountains block most of the rain coming from south. Explaining why the slopes are so green in spring. Further north, aridity is more intense and the habitat is true dry bushveld. Only activities needing no irrigation can survive: mostly open range live stocks.
alicelongmartin
These Klipspringers were taken two different places and the vegatation is different also. I like them both.

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PublishedApril 6, 2012

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