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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 
saltcitor), 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 
