Scientific Name:

Raphicerus Campestris

Species:

Steenbok

Region:

Widely All Over South Africa And Namibia.

Country:

South Africa And Namibia

 

There are 8 sub-species of Steenbok in Southern Africa of which 7 are in South Africa & Namibia.
The early Dutch settlers called it the Steenbok in the 1600’s,they named animals with European names,so the Steenbok was derived from the ‘Stembok’ that was the Dutch name for an Ibex.