306 UNGULATES. 



of drinking. They are usually found in parties of from six or seven to as many 

 as a dozen. From their wary nature, the best way of shooting rhebok is by 

 driving. At the present time, although widely distributed, these antelopes are 

 nowhere abundant. 



THE KLIPSPRINGER. 

 Genus Oreotragus. 



Even more active than the rhebok is the diminutive klipspringer (Oreotragus 

 saltator), which derives its name meaning "rock-jumper" from its unrivalled 



MALE AND FEMALE KLIPSPRINGER (^ nat. size). 



power of leaping from crag to crag. This little antelope stands about 22 inches in 

 height, and is characterised by its peculiarly thick and brittle hairs, which are 



