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Klipspringer
Klipspringer · Oreotragus oreotragus
The klipspringer is a small, sure-footed antelope that lives only among rocks and koppies. It has a coarse, speckled olive-grey coat and walks on the very tips of its hooves, like a ballerina, which helps it grip steep rock. Pairs mate for life and are often seen standing together on a boulder, scanning for danger with their rounded ears.
Log your Klipspringer sighting — free →How to identify it
A small antelope standing tip-toe on rocky koppies, with a stocky build and coarse speckled grey coat.
Look for its tracks
Tiny round hoof-tips — it walks on the very points; a small near-circular pair, on and by rocky koppies.
Where to see it in Kruger
Found only on rocky hills and koppies, such as around Berg-en-Dal and the granite outcrops of the south.
Did you know
A klipspringer walks on the very tips of its hooves, like a tiny ballerina balanced on a rock.
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