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Oribi
Oorbietjie · Ourebia ourebi
A slender, elegant little antelope, bright rufous above and white below, standing tall on long legs in open grassland. The male carries short straight horns; both sexes show a black scent-gland patch below the ear. It freezes, then bounds away in a distinctive stiff-legged run.
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Long-necked and dainty in open grass; a black bare patch under each ear and a short black-tipped tail.
Look for its tracks
Small slim cloven hoof with pointed halves; like a large steenbok's, on open northern grassland — uncommon.
Where to see it in Kruger
Very localised — the open sourveld grasslands around Pretoriuskop in the south-west.
Did you know
When alarmed it gives a sharp whistle and bounces away on stiff legs ('stotting').
Often confused with
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