Springbok

The springbok is a gazelle-like antelope native to southern Africa, especially South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and parts of Angola. Adults generally weigh about 73–101 pounds and stand around 31 inches at the shoulder, with males typically heavier. Springbok have reddish-brown upperparts, white underparts, a dark side stripe, facial stripes, and lyre-shaped horns in both sexes. They are famous for “pronking,” a stiff-legged leaping display used when excited or alarmed. Springbok are dry-country grazers and browsers adapted to open savannas and semi-arid plains. In the United States, they are present in zoos, safari parks, and private exotic ranches introduced during the mid-to-late 20th century. (Animal Diversity Web)