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Your chances of seeing Steenbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Seen on most drives. Most visitors see Steenbok within a day or two in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
When to see Steenbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Steenbok are most active during the day (06:00 to 18:00).
This is Steenbok's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
Where to look for Steenbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: best roads
Drive
Kaa Access Road, Upper Dune Road and Lower Dune Road run through kalahari dunes and sandveld: good country for Steenbok.
- Kaa Access Road80.2 km · kalahari dunes and sandveld
- Upper Dune Road52.7 km · kalahari dunes and sandveld
- Lower Dune Road35.4 km · kalahari dunes and sandveld
Picked from habitat, not from sightings. opspoor shows where Steenbok have actually been seen recently.
About the Steenbok
The steenbok is a small, delicate antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It has a reddish-fawn to orange-brown coat, white underparts, large ears and a distinctive white eye-ring. Males have short, straight horns. Steenbok are usually solitary or found in pairs and are primarily browsers, feeding on leaves, shoots, flowers, fruits and other vegetation. They are well adapted to dry woodland, scrub and grassland and can obtain much of their water from their food.
How to identify the Steenbok
Small, slim antelope with long slender legs, reddish-brown to rufous upperparts and a white belly. Very large ears with dark markings. Males have short, upright horns with slightly curved tips.
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