The klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) is a small
tiny-hoofed antelope that lives in mountainous areas of eastern and southern
Africa.
It measures up to 4 feet (1.2 metres) in length and weighs up
to 40 pounds (18 kg). It has a glossy olive-yellow coat with yellow and brown specks,
fading to white on the underparts and legs. Male klipspringers have small,
spiky horns.
Klipspringers browse on evergreen shrubs and live in pairs, raising
up to two young at a time.
© John Welford
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