steenbok

There was a small population of steenbok, but they have disappeared from the area.

A steenbok leaps for cover behind a white-thorn.

Escaping steenbok frequently stop to look back, and flight is alternated with prostration during extended pursuit.

The steenbok, (Raphicerus campestris), is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa.

They are capable of taking antelopes, including species such as mountain reedbuck, springbok, common duiker and steenbok.

If a predator or perceived threat comes closer, a steenbok will leap away and follow a zigzag route to try to shake off the pursuer.

Sharpe's Grysbok are reported to take refuge in Aardvark burrows, like Steenbok.

Raphicerus campestris (steenbok)

Most bones found in the cave come from rock hyrax, hares, cape dune mole rats, steenbok and grysbok.

Mammals in the reserve include Rhinoceros, giraffe, hyaena, jackal, bushbuck, reedbuck, steenbok and porcupine.

Compare with modern German Steinbock, Dutch (alpen) steenbok ('ibex').

The area is home to rhino, gemsbok, Hartmann's Zebra, kudu, ostrich, springbok and steenbok.

In the rainy season, prime targets include steenbok, duiker, and gemsbok, as wet sand opens their hooves and stiffens their joints.

Larger animals have been known to be attacked by Bearded Vultures, including ibex, Capra goats, Chamois and Steenbok.

One of Nancy's more charming suitors wandered the globe stalking tigers; the Oxford-educated lords of South Africa rooted out steenbok.

She carried with her a plentiful supply, and when Hendrik asked, after a particularly fine supper based on steenbok flanks, 'On eastward, how will you find curry?'

Include: eland, kudu, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, red hartebeest, blesbok, impala, springbok, mountain reedbuck, klipspringer, steenbok and duiker.

South Africa has a wealth of small antelope species, such as the aforementioned klipspringer and Cape grysbok, common duiker, blue duiker, steenbok and oribi.

After the flood, the plain is a habitat for grazing animals such as wildebeest, zebra, tsessebe and small antelope such oribi and steenbok, and their predators.

In central Kruger National Park, Steenbok show a distinct preference for forbs, and then woody plants (especially Flueggea virosa) when few forbs are available.

Mammals include a few antelope species such as the Oribi, Grey Duiker, Mountain Reedbuck, Grey Rhebuck and Steenbok.

Includes 350 African elephants, Birds (Kingfisher, Fish Eagle and many more), zebra, antelope, crocodiles, hippos, small bucks (red duiker, suni, reedbuck and steenbok).

The Karasburg region hosts a variety of large to small game, ranging from Kudu and Springbok to Duiker, Klipspringer, Steenbok, Jackal and Caracal.

LEAD: We had encountered most of the resident menagerie - lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, warthogs and antelopes of all sizes from the lumbering eland to the delicate steenbok.

It suggests that competitive pressure from smaller browsers, such as kudu, steenbok and impala, encouraged the elongation of the neck, as it enabled giraffes to reach food that competitors could not.