0 an animal found in Southern Africa that is reddish-brown with a white back end, has hoofs, and can jump very high --
During these migrations the plains and hillsides on every side were thickly covered by one vast mass of springbok, packed like sheep in a fold.
Other antelope that have been tamed successfully include the gemsbok, the kudu, and the springbok.
The team thereafter wore blazers with a springbok on the left breast pocket.
Springbok can meet their water needs from the food they eat, and survive without drinking water through dry season, or even over years.
These springs are lifeline to the springbok and oryx roaming this desolate stretch of coast and also attract a variety of birds.
Springboks use a behavior known as stotting to confuse predators.
Regimental legend has it that one of the sentries noticed that some springbok were behaving erratically, and alerted the officers, who ordered a stand-to.
The riverbeds further inland are home to baboons, giraffes, lions, black rhinoceros and springbok.
