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barryml | profile | all galleries >> South Africa >> Wildlife >> Klipspringer "rock jumper" tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Klipspringer "rock jumper"

Name: Oreotragus oreotragus
Size: Stand 53 to 58 cm,Weighing 11-13 Kg and standing 500-600mm high at the shoulders
Horns : 10 cm (record - 16 cm)
Habitat: Rocky locations, including mountains and gorges.
Distribution: Southern and Eastern Africa.
Diet Description: Herbivores, eating rock plants,browsing of flowers, tender green shoots and fruits of a wide variety of shrubs and herbs
Socialisation: Found most commonly in pairs, as solitary individuals or in small family groups, although slightly larger groups may congregate temporarily at feeding sites.
Predators: Leopards, hyaenas, baboons and large birds of prey.
Reproduction: Gestation is 6 months. A single lamb is born at any time of yea
Young Male “natural habitat”
Young Male “natural habitat”		 Young Male “natural habitat”
Young Male “natural habitat”		 Young Male “natural habitat”
Young Male “natural habitat”		 Young Male
Young Male
Young Male
Young Male		 Old Ram
Old Ram		 Old Ram
Old Ram		 Ewe
Ewe
Ewe
Ewe		 Ewe
Ewe

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