Springbok

SKIN SIZES

Length of skin Metric: 760mm to 920mm

Imperial: 30 inches to 36 inches

Width of skin

Metric: 460mm to 620mm

Imperial: 18 inches to 25 inches
Weight Metric: 0.45 to 0.7 kg

Imperial: 1 pound to 1.7 pound

The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas, this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780. Three subspecies are identified. A slender, long-legged antelope, the springbok reaches 71 – 86cm
(28 – 34 in) at the shoulder and weighs between 27 and 42 kg
(60 and 93 lb). Both sexes have a pair of black, 35 – 50cm (14 –
20 in) long horns that curve backwards. The springbok is characterised by a white face, a dark stripe running from the eyes to the mouth, a light brown coat marked by a reddish-brown stripe that runs from the upper fore leg to the buttocks across the flanks like the Thomson’s gazelle and a white rump flap.