Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

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On our way to Sossusvlei, Namibia, July 2002

Minolta 800Si, Fuji Provia 100F, Sigma EX 100-300 f/4 APO IF + Sigma EX 1.4x Teleconverter, on a beanbag

The klipspringer appears mostly on steep, rocky hillsides, and escarpments, up to 4,000 m on Mt Kilimanjaro.
It can withstand extreme temperature fluctuations,
Klipspringers do not remain solitary for long.
They are quite successful because of their adapted hooves, allowing them to go where other antelope can’t.

Not endangered.

Animal orphanage in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, July 1998

Namib-Naukluft NP, Namibia, July 1998

They were extremely alert and agile, running away at slightest sign of peril