Title:

Boomklimmende klipspringers in die Namibwoestyn

Author(s):
Publication Year:
1982
Abstract:

Although a number of ungulates have the ability to rise up on their hind legs and feed in a bipedal stance, the ability to climb trees is exceptional. During regular censusses in the Kuiseb River Canyon, Namib-Naukluft Park, klipspringers Oreotragus oreotragus have been observed to browse at heights of up to 5,4 m in ana trees Acacia albida, their principal food resource. Keywords: Namibia, Namib Desert, Kuiseb River, animal behaviour, desert adaptation, feeding habit, food preferences, food availability, diet, desert antelopes, desert biology.

Publication Title:

Madoqua

Volume:
13
Issue:
1
Pages:
89-96
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
af

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