Klipspringer
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KLIPSPRINGER, the Boer name of a small African mountainantelope (Oreotragus saltator), ranging from the Cape through East Africa to Somaliland and Abyssinia, and characterized by its blunt rounded hoofs, ...
Klipspringer {Oreotragus oreotragus}
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Klipspringer
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see antelope.
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Antelope - name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family which also includes the sheep and goats.
Klipspringer
Taxonomy Oreotragus oreotragus [Zimmermann, 1783]. Citation: Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 3:269. Type locality: South Africa, Cape of Good Hope.
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Klipspringers are strictly monogamous, and are usually seen within a few feet of their mate. The basic pair behavior relative to predators is that, while one klipspringer eats, the other acts as a lookout.
While most ungulates are "tiptoers", the klipspringer is the only artiodactyl to take this to the extreme, standing on the very tips of its hooves.
KLIPSPRINGER - Oreotragus oreotragus
Ballerinas of the bush, the klipspringer is one of the most distinct of the small or pygmy antelope due to its habitation of rocky mountain areas and distinct rubber-pad like hooves and tracks.
Klipspringer
Africa Mammals Guide Information: The Klipspringer is a small antelope with a thick spiny coat providing protection against injury when it bumps against the rocks.
Klipspringer
This was one of the rarer types of antelope we saw in Kenya. Klipspringers are at home on extremely rocky ground, over which they can bound at incredible speed.
Klipspringer
For most of us, oreo means a cream-filled chocolate sandwich. But in the scientific name of the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, the prefix "oreo" refers to a hill or mountain, from the Greek ore.
About Klipspringer
The Klipspringer lives in rocky outcrops and cliffs. It stands on the tips of its small, rubbery hooves, which give a good grip. They live in small groups, feeding on shrubs that grow among the rocks.
What is this animal's name?
Genus Oreotragus (klipspringer)
Genus Ourebia (oribi)
Genus Procapra (Mongolian gazelle, Przewalski's gazelle, and Tibetan gazelle) ...
on mountains, such as the klipspringer;
in wetlands, such as the waterbuck;
in deserts, such as the addax and oryx.
Antelope have excellent senses and are alert to look out for predators.
The dik-dik and klipspringer, two species where the male mates with only one female, have horns that are little more than spikes. However, in species where males compete to mate with several females, horns may grow as long as 1.5 m (5 ft.).
Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus)
White stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis)
Zorilla (Ictonyx striatus)
European roller (Coracias garrulus)
Namaqua dove (Oena capensis)
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) ...
Norton, P.M. 1981. Activity patterns of Klipspringers in two areas of the Cape Province. S.Afr. J.Wildl. Res. 11: 126-134.
Talbot, L.M. & M.H. Talbot, 1963. The Wildebeest in Western Masailand. E.Afr.Wildl.Monog. No. 12.
Others live:
*on mountains, such as the klipspringer;
*in wetlands, such as the waterbuck;
*in deserts, such as the addax and oryx.
Some antelopes include the gazelle, eland, impala, springbok, klipspringer, oryx, saiga, waterbuck, suni, hartebeests, topi, nyala, bongo, dik-dik, kob, duiker, gemsbok, etc. They are hunted by lions, leopards, wild dogs, and other predators.
 See also: Antelope, Goat, Royal Antelope, Dik-dik, Waterbuck
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