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Klipspringer: a mountain antelope

The klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) is a small tiny-hoofed antelope that lives in mountainous areas of eastern and southern Africa. 

It measures up to 4 feet (1.2 metres) in length and weighs up to 40 pounds (18 kg). It has a glossy olive-yellow coat with yellow and brown specks, fading to white on the underparts and legs. Male klipspringers have small, spiky horns.

Klipspringers browse on evergreen shrubs and live in pairs, raising up to two young at a time.

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  1. You caused me to go to DuckDuckGo.com to make sure you didn’t make it up. It’s funny. I never would have thought you did until you asked. Nice one. They are kind of cute.

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  2. It’s good that this antelope lives in the mountains in Africa because lions and tigers would love Oreo’s antelope flavor.