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Male Springbok


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In spite of desert conditions we seemed to see oryx and springbok virtually everywhere in Namibia. It’s amusing to see them run since they will jump straight up into the air (called panging) to demonstrate to any predators around that they are healthy and too difficult to chase down. Plenty more in the Namibia photo galleries on our site.

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Thanks Stuart; that's a very good image. I happen to have a real soft spot for Springbok, precisely because I love to watch them pronk! The word you used is an interesting variation on the (presumably) South African equivalent "pronking". It's also called "stotting", from what I understand.

 

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Tony C.

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Tony - Thank you, and if my version of the word is South African, it is purely chance. Geniuses such as ourselves cannot be bothered with such trivialities as spelling. Besides, I can always blame my keyboard. Thank you for the proper word, which I had forgotten and thought I recalled.

 

Peter, Ivan, Al & Dan - Thank you.

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