Grysbok, Cape
| Common name | Scientific name | Average weight of adult male | Average length or shoulder height | Diet | How do they live | Feeding time | Gestation period | Number of young at birth |
| Grysbok, Cape | Raphicerus melanotis | 10 kg | 55 cm | herbivorous | solitary | night | 6 moths | single lamb |
The Grysbok is a relative of the Steenbok. Not much is known about these small antelope. They occur from the Southwestern-Cape to the Eastern-Cape. The Grysbok can be distinguished from the Steenbok by it's reddish colour speckled with white hair all over. They are off-white on their bellies and not white.
The rams are territorial and mark their territories with dung heaps that they use often. They also use the discharge from the gland just underneath their eyes to mark their territories.
| Common name | Scientific name | Average weight of adult male | Average length or shoulder height | Diet | How do they live | Feeding time | Gestation period | Number of young at birth |
| Steenbok | Paphicerus campestris | 11 kg | 50 cm | herbivorous browser / grazer | solitary | dawn/dusk | 5,5 months | single lamb |
They are found, widely spread throughout South Africa. In the Kruger National Park, second only to the Impala as the most numerous game species. Only the males of the species have horns and they are territorial and both sexes will defend their territory against intruders. They do not need water as they obtain their moisture requirements from the food they eat.
A peculiar habit of the Steenbok is to first clear a spot with their front hooves before they defecate or urinate and then to cover it afterwards, almost like a cat.
They are seen often because they feed during the daytime as well.