THE KLIPSPRINGER 



(Oreotragus oreotragus) 

 Syn. : Oreotragus saltator 



Kainsi of Hottentots ; Ikoko of Amaxosa ; 'Ligoka of Swazi ; 



Ikumi of Basuto ; Ee-go-go of Matabele ; Ingululu of Maka- 



lakas; Kululu of Masaras ; Alakud of Somalis; Sassa of 

 Abyssinia. 



THE Klipspringer or Klip-bok inhabits the rocky 

 tops of the mountain ranges, hills, boulder- 

 strewn broken ground, and isolated bush-covered 

 kops from the coastal districts of the Cape Province 

 throughout South Africa to the Zambesi, and north 

 as far as Somaliland and Abyssinia. 



In the absence of rocky hills, the Klipspringer 

 takes to the rock-strewn dry river-beds, which are 

 so common in what is known as the " low country." 



When disturbed in these retreats they make off up 

 or down the river-bed, springing from boulder to 

 boulder so rapidly that they are quickly lost to view. 



The Klipspringer, which is a South African 

 Dutch term meaning Rock Jumper, is regarded as 

 the Chamois of Africa. 



These unique little antelopes are marvellously 

 sure-footed, nimble and enduring. They associate 

 in pairs, and in small troops of three to eight, and 



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