5200 x 3467 px | 44 x 29,4 cm | 17,3 x 11,6 inches | 300dpi
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Springbok lamb hiding from predators. The lamb is hidden in the dry Nossob river bed. This river has only flowed twuce during the twentieth century. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis): Shoulder height about 75 cm; mean mass: males 41 kg, females 37 kg. Occurs on arid open grassland and semi-desert scrub, avoiding thick woodland, extensive areas of tall grass and rocky hills. Both sexes have lyrate horns, those of the males heavier than those of the females. Springbok both browse and graze and will drink where water is available but can subsist without it by obtaining their moisture from their food. They will dig for succulent roots in arid areas. They are most active in the morning and late afternoon, but they usually rest in the open during the hottest hours. Mating may take place at any time throughout the year. The main lamb crop is born during the summer in summer rainfall areas and in winter in winter rainfall areas. The gestation period is 24 weeks. The female hides her single newly born lamb in tall grass, where it remains for a day or two.
