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That’s what has brought them to Sossusvlei, Namibia, an otherworldly place where giant dunes rise over a wide salt plain dotted with groups of springbok, oryx and ostriches.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2014
Watched a cheetah hunt down and catch a springbok this morning..
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2011
Who would win in a fight between a lion and a springbok?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2010
The menu features typical African dishes like springbok shank and Nigerian spice-rubbed beef cubes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2010
I left Mrs. Hauser sitting in her silky purple cloud under the springbok so that she didn’t have to battle her arthritis just to walk me to the door.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
And this was a Springbok side that many had expected to start slowly.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
There does, however, remain a Springbok in the room.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Favre made it a double for La Rochelle and there were further tries from Aleksandre Kuntelia and former Springbok full-back Dillyn Leyds.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
That means Wales will face the full force of 15 Springbok forwards during the 80 minutes, with the famous "Bomb Squad" set to come on in the second half looking to overpower their hosts.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Springbok, duiker, and waterbuck hid in the shadows of musasas.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Witek finds giraffes, rhinos, hippos, baboons, one nasty-looking crocodile, wart hogs, kudus, wildebeest, mongooses, zebras, springboks, impalas but only a trace of lions — a half-eaten elephant carcass alongside a pond.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2010
All the springboks playing baseball, the pandas who controlled the big wooden slides, even the nerdy pangolins who played D&D in the shade of the library.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
The antelopes, driven by Klaas and Jan, would come their way; springboks certainly would; and then, “crack! crack!” would go the rifles, and “bang!”
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
Ever since yesterday morning they have been away in the grass veldt, following a trek of springboks, and their display of venison and jaded nags prove that they have hunted hard, successfully, and far.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
The chase led through a large herd of wildebeests, zebras, and springboks, which gazed at us in utter amazement.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
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