Klipspringer

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Klipspringer

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Species : Oreotragus oreotragus

The Klipspringer is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the klipspringer

Klipspringer is a delightful addition to a dish of ice cream, a gift for good friends or simply a welcome reward when you relax. (Full text)

Reaching approximately 58cm (22 inches) at the shoulder, klipspringers are relatively small animals compared to some of their larger antelope cousins. (Full text)

The Klipspringer (literally "rock jumper" in Afrikaans), Oreotragus oreotragus, is a small African antelope that lives from the Cape of Good Hope all the way up East Africa and into Ethiopia. (Full text)

The Klipspringer is adapted to live in a rocky habitat and move around with ease on cliffs and mountains. (Full text)

Klipspringer is a pop band, but their sound is far from average pop music. (Full text)

Klipspringer is a selfishly motivated man, and a sad reflection of the 1920’s society. (Full text)

Natural History: The klipspringer is mainly active during the early morning and late afternoon, resting during the hottest part of the day among rocks or beneath overhangs. (Full text)

The Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, is at home on high cliffs and outcroppings such as this in Tsavo. (Full text)

" Among these the klipspringer is the only one to touch the ground with only the very tips of its vertically rising hooves. (Full text)

DISTRIBUTION and HABITAT: The best places to look for klipspringers are the (Full text)

Klipspringers are also great jumpers. (Full text)

KLIPSPRINGER Klipspringer Is A Freeloader Who Basically Lives In Gatsby's Mansion. (Full text)

Klipspringer Klipspringer The Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, is a shy, often difficult to spot animal. (Full text)

Klipspringers are one of nature’s oddities, for they prefer to live in the desolate hills away from the conglomeration of other antelope species which complete for food on the open plains. (Full text)

jpeg Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Oreotragus Species: oreotragus Binomial name Oreotragus oreotragus (Zimmerman, 1783) The Klipspringer (literally "rock jumper" in Afrikaans), Oreotragus oreotragus, is a small African antelope that lives from the Cape of Good Hope all the way up East Africa and into Ethiopia. (Full text)

Among these, the klipspringer is the only one to touch the ground with only the very tips of its toes. (Full text)

Klipspringers are found mostly in pairs, although occasionally they can be seen singly. (Full text)

Social System: Klipspringers are usually seen in pairs. (Full text)

Ecology and Behavior The klipspringer is mainly active during the early morning and late afternoon, (Full text)

The klipspringer is mainly active during the early morning and late afternoon, resting during the hottest part of the day among rocks or beneath overhangs. (Full text)

Klipspringers are selective feeders, with a diet consisting of grass, herbs, shrubs, bushes and lichens. (Full text)