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The steenbok is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the steinbuck or steinbok. The main predators of steenboks are leopards, jackals, caracal, african wild cat, martial eagle, pythons and humans. If they feel threatened by a predator they will lie low in the grass. If the predator comes to close they will leap up and run away in a zigzag pattern to try to shake off their pursuer.
Mass: 26 lbs (Adult)
Scientific name: Raphicerus campestris
Gestation period: 210 days
Trophic level: Herbivorous
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Bovidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Distribution:
Distribution:
Steenbok are found in two parts of Africa. In East Africa, they occur in central and southern Kenya and Tanzania. In Southern Africa, they occur in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. These antelopes live in a variety of habitats from semi-desert, such as the edge of the Kalahari Desert and Etosha National Park, to open woodland and thickets, including open plains, stony savannah, and Acacia-grassland mosaics.
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