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Your chances of seeing Steenbok in Kruger National Park
Seen on most drives. Most visitors see Steenbok within a day or two in Kruger National Park.
When to see Steenbok in Kruger National 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 Kruger National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
Where to look for Steenbok in Kruger National Park: best roads
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S128 Old Tshokwane Road, S28 Nhlowa Road and S100 N'wanetsi River Road run through open grassland: good country for Steenbok.
- S128 Old Tshokwane Road32.2 km · open grassland
- S28 Nhlowa Road24 km · open grassland
- S100 N'wanetsi River Road19.5 km · open grassland
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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