Photo Details: Male klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) posing on rocky hillside, Mashatu Game Reserve, Tuli Block, Botswana.
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel (300D); Lens: Canon 100-400 IS Zoom; Focal Length: 400mm; Shutter speed: 1/2000; Aperture: f5.6; ISO: 800.
Additional Info: The klipspringer (literal translation: "stone or rock jumper") is a small antelope (shoulder height about 60cm; weight 10 to 14kg) that lives on rocky outcrops and kopjes. This habitat restricts its distribution, so you're unlikely to see klipspringers in open grassland or savannah. In their chosen habitat, klipspringers are incredibly agile, with flat-tipped hoofs that allow them to bound up and down steep slopes and jump from rock to rock.
As can be seen from the picture above, the coat is coarse and consists of hollow, spiny bristles that provide insulation against extremes of temperature. Klipspringer commonly occur in pairs and form lifelong bonds. In southern Africa only the males carry the short, straight horns although in Tanzania both males and females have horns.
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