Steenbok Photo Album Page 1
HABITAT
Steenbok occur in a wide range of habitats, from open plains to open woodland. They prefer however, plains with short grass and shrub.
HABITS
Both sexes are territorial and solitary animals, being seen together only during the mating period. They have pre-orbital glands, but these are not used for territorial demarcation. Instead, Steenbok use their intermandibular gland, situated between the two halves of the lower jaw, for that effect. Steenbok are diurnal animals and do not depend on availability of water. They drink in very rare occasions. Only males have horns, and they weigh up to 12Kg. and live up to about 10 years.
DIET
Steenbok are mainly browsers. They will dig for tubers and bulbs and will eat melons for water.
BREEDING
One single calf is born after a gestation period of 168 to 173 days. The calf will hide for the first couple of months of his life in bushes and abandoned holes. They start following their mother at the age of 4 months. On reaching maturity, at about 12 months, each one goes its own way.
Buck Henry of Illinois with a Steenbok.
Don Lietzau of Alaska with a Steenbok.
George Cottell of Pennsylvania with a Steenbok.
Chandler Randall, mom Toni Randall and dad Ernest Randall of Texas with a Steenbok.
Michael Rush of New Hampshire with a good Steenbok.
Guillermo Amostoyof Argentina with a Steenbok.
