A Shady Refuge

Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, enjoying a shady vantage point on a hot summer day. Klipspringers are a small species of African antelope whose name is derived from two Afrikaans words: Klip for rock and springer for leaper. The dark patches below their eyes are pheromone glands. Seen in the Kopje exhibit of Africa Rocks at the San Diego Zoo.

 

Conservation status: least concern

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