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Springbok A true gazelle, these beautiful and graceful antelope are found in arid regions. Both males and females have horns. Springbok may form large migrating herds following rain. They normally trot with a springy step, and can gallop up to 80km/h, but if excited will bounce high in the air, stiff legged and back arched. |
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Steenbok |
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Damara Dik-Dik |
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Dik Dik This small antelope is best described as dainty. Hair on the forehead can be raised as a crest, and large preorbital glands are used for scent marking. Found in dense woodland and thickets or stony areas in the arid regions, they move in small family groups or single. Leaping in stiff-legged bounces and whistling, they run from danger. They do not need standing water, but salt is essential. |
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Klipspringer |
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These small antelope are found in rocky habitats where they are fast and agile, leaping from rock to rock. they are usually found in pairs or solitary. Klipspringers mate for life. |
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Duiker |
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Small, grayish-buff to red-yellow with lighter under parts and a darker broad band from the horns to the nostrils, these solitary antelope are very secretive. They can subsist in very dry areas, rarely drinking water. Being browsers, they seldom eat grass and may also eat berries, and even carrion, termites, and even small birds. |
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Impala |
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Two types Impalas occur in Namibia, the Rooibok and Swartneusrooibok or black-faced Impala. Both are herding animals, diurnal, browsing and grazing. They are usually found near water. |
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Red lechwe |
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Never straying far from permanent water and swampy areas, this small antelope is limited in range. Only the males have horns, swept back and lyrate, but all have a black line down the foreleg. Lechwe are gregarious, forming small herds of up to 20 individuals, and males are territorial. |
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