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The Springbok is an Antelope native to steppe and other dry areas of southwestern Africa. They're around 80 centimeters high at the shoulders and around 130 centimeters long. Their back is reddish brown with their underside and rump being white. The brown and white is divided by a thick dark brown stripe. Both sexes have very similar, curved horns.

Springboks are most famous for their "pronking", a series of jumps with stiff legs thought to be a display of strength and fitness to potential mates as well as predators and other males. In fact, it's what they're named after - "spring" means jump in Afrikaans, and "bok" refers to antelope or goat.

Want to know more about Springbok? Check this reddit post!