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Klipspringer

Travellers looking for the ultimate safari and game viewing experience need look no further than the nature paradise of South Africa. Blessed with intense and vivid beauty, visitors flock en-masse to this incredible country to witness Mother Nature at her finest and most splendid. At the heart of South Africa’s game viewing haven is the extraordinary and iconic Kruger National Park. With a staggering amount of animals on view and well-trained guides and experts on hand to help you navigate this magnificent terrain, a journey through the Kruger Park promises to be an experience you will never forget. Forming part of the Park’s diverse Antelope family is the curious and shy Klipspringer – translated from Afrikaans to mean “rock jumper”. The Klipspringer has a fairly unique appearance as both males and females have a delicate pair of horns, with their ears being much longer than their horns. Their bodies are stocky and powerfully-built, but these creatures are remarkably agile, walking only on the very tips of their vertically rising hooves. The Klipspringer’s hooves are fairly blunt, but they are also quite narrow enabling the animal to have a firm grip on loose ground. Visitors to the Kruger Park are likely to find these animals in the rockier areas of the Park as they prefer the rocky plants that are found in the crevices and crags. These antelopes never drink any water, but meet their dietary requirements by feeding off the succulents they find in the rocky plants or by licking up the dew from early mornings. An interesting fact about the Klipspringer is that it’s a very monogamous creature with males and females forming enduring relationships throughout their life spans. Visitors to the Park will always likely see pairs of these animals together, with mates not far behind each other. At the most, Klipspringers will roam around in groups of 8 with these likely being family members.