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Your chances of seeing Cape Grysbok in Addo Elephant National Park
Needs some luck. Cape Grysbok live in Addo Elephant National Park, but you need a good drive or some luck to see them. opspoor shows you where they've been seen recently, so you know which roads to drive.
When to see Cape Grysbok in Addo Elephant National Park
Cape Grysbok are most active early morning (05:00 to 08:00) and late afternoon into dusk (17:00 to 20:00).
This is Cape Grysbok's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Addo Elephant National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
Where to look for Cape Grysbok in Addo Elephant National Park: best roads
Drive
Harvey's Loop, Southern Access Road and Ngulube Loop run through dense thicket and open grassland: good country for Cape Grysbok.
- Harvey's Loop16.2 km · dense thicket
- Southern Access Road27 km · dense thicket and open grassland
- Ngulube Loop10.5 km · dense thicket and open grassland
Picked from habitat, not from sightings. opspoor shows where Cape Grysbok have actually been seen recently.
About the Cape Grysbok
A small, secretive antelope endemic to the southwestern Cape of South Africa. The Cape Grysbok has a reddish-brown to grey-brown coat, distinctive white markings around the eyes and mouth, and large ears. It prefers dense fynbos, scrub, and thicket where it can remain concealed. Usually solitary, it feeds mainly on leaves, shoots, flowers, and other vegetation.
How to identify the Cape Grysbok
Small, stocky antelope with a reddish-brown to grey-brown coat, coarse hair, large ears, a short tail, and a distinctive hunched appearance. Males have short, ridged horns that curve slightly backwards. Usually secretive and found in dense vegetation.
Other species to look for in Addo Elephant National Park
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