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- How does the Springbok reproduce?
- What are baby Springboks called?
- What is special about a Springbok?
- Do Springboks eat meat?
- Is an Impala a springbok?
- What do springbok eat?
- Are Springboks fast?
- Do Springboks eat grass?
- Do female springbok have horns?
- Are springbok farmed?
- How do you tell the difference between a male and female springbok?
- What are the predators of a springbok?
How does the Springbok reproduce?
The springbok generally mates during the dry season and lactates during the hot, wet season when resources are most abundant. Birth takes place in Oct-Nov, the start of the wet season. Gestation is approximately 4-6 months and females generally reproduce every 2 years, starting between the ages of 1 and 2.
What are baby Springboks called?
What is a baby Springbok called? After a gestation period of 25 weeks single lambs are born. Springbok lambs are hidden for the first two days after birth. Most ewes breed every year, some even twice.
What is special about a Springbok?
Springbok is one of the fastest animals on the planet. It can reach speed of 60 miles per hour. Springbok has pocket-like, flap of skin on the rump which conceals white crest.
Do Springboks eat meat?
Diet-wise, springboks are herbivorous.
Is an Impala a springbok?
*The Springbok has a white face and white stomach which the Impala has light brown. *The Springbok has a dark red-brown band along its' flank. *Both sexes of Springbok have horns whereas with Impala only the males have horns.
What do springbok eat?
Primarily a browser, the springbok feeds on shrubs and succulents; this antelope can live without drinking water for years, meeting its requirements through eating succulent vegetation. Breeding takes place year-round, and peaks in the rainy season, when forage is most abundant.
Are Springboks fast?
Springboks have been clocked at 88 km (55 miles) per hour, as fast as any gazelle, but they can be outrun by cheetahs over a short distance and by wild dogs over a long distance.
Do Springboks eat grass?
These herbivorous antelope are primarily browsers and may switch to grazing occasionally. They feed on shrubs, young succulents, and grasses. Springbok can live without drinking water for years, and in extreme cases, they do not drink any water over the course of their lives.
Do female springbok have horns?
Both male and female springbok have beautiful heavily-ridged lyre-shaped horns (3), although those of the female are much more slender (6).
Are springbok farmed?
Interesting Facts
The Springbok is one of South Africa's most successful game farm animals to breed.
How do you tell the difference between a male and female springbok?
The springbok has a distinctive cinnamon coloured coat with a white underbelly, and a dark brown stripe along both sides. Both male and females have horns, but the females horns are much shorter. The tips of the springbok's horns curve inwards at the top, giving them an almost 'heart-shaped' appearance.
What are the predators of a springbok?
Caracals, cheetahs, leopards, spotted hyenas, lions and wild dogs are major predators of the springbok. Southern African wildcats, black-backed jackals, black eagles, martial eagles, and tawny eagles target juveniles.
