Springhare

Springhaas · Pedetes capensis

Not a hare at all but a large rodent that bounds on long hind legs like a tiny kangaroo, balancing with a bushy black-tipped tail. It lives in burrows and emerges after dark to graze on grass and roots. Its eyes shine bright ruby-red in a spotlight.

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How to identify it

Kangaroo-like hops on big hind legs; ruby-red eye-shine and a black-tipped tail at night.

Look for its tracks

Big two-footed hops like a tiny kangaroo; only the long hind feet print, landing as a pair — bounding trail.

Where to see it in Kruger

Open sandy grassland and the basalt plains; a classic night-drive sighting.

Did you know

It can leap two metres in a single bound to escape predators.

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