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In former centuries great numbers of this pretty antelope ranged the high, open plains of the Karoo, where it occupied a place only comparable to that of the buffalo herds in the earliest days of North American History. Springbuck are normally gregarious, keeping together in troops of several hundred. Like other buck of the desert and semi-desert areas, springbuck rarely need to drink, though they visit water where it is available. In their natural state they dig out bulbs and succulent roots with their hoofs, and browse on the scanty herbage. A good buck stands about 33 inches (+-83 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs 70-80 pounds (30-36 kg). Both male and female carry horns, the female's being shorter and straighter than the male's. The general colouring is most attractive: pale reddish-brown above and white below, these areas being divided by a broad chestnut line along either flank. The face is white with a chestnut line down the cheeks. Both rump and short tale are white. |
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(Antidorcas marsupialis) |
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From the top: Springbuck hunted with rifles and bow. |
