The word klipspringer literally means “rock jumper”...

[The Librarian]

The word klipspringer literally means “rock jumper” in Afrikaans. The klipspringer is also known colloquially as a mvundla (from the Xhosa umvundla, meaning “rabbit”) The klipspringer lives from the Cape of Good Hope, where it is found in mountain fynbos, through the rest of Southern Africa, where it is found in rocky koppies in woodland and savanna, north to East Africa and into the highly mountainous highlands of Ethiopia.
Reaching approximately 58 cm (23 in) at the shoulder, klipspringers are smaller than most other antelopes. They stand on the tips of their hooves and can fit all four hooves on a piece of cliff the size of a Canadian dollar coin (Loonie), roughly 30 mm in diameter. Male klipspringer horns are usually about 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) long. Female klipspringers in eastern African populations also have horns. Picture by @keenanbews. thank you so much for sharing this creation.

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