page_title: Cape grysbok
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Cape grysbok / Description
caption_attribution_description: Raphicerus melanotis Afrikaans: Illustrasie van 'n Kaapse grysbokram in The Book of Antelopes (1894) English: Illustration of a Cape grysbok ram in the The Book of Antelopes (1894)
context_page_description: The Cape or southern grysbok is a small antelope that is endemic to the Western Cape region of South Africa between Albany and the Cederberg mountains.
context_section_description: It has a rough, reddish sandy coat flecked in white. The head, neck and legs are less flecked and somewhat yellowish, while the inside of the ears, eye-rings, mouth area, throat and underside are white. There is a black "bridge" to the nose and a dark scent gland in front of the eye. It stands only 21" (45–55 cm) at the shoulder and weighs slightly more than 20 pounds (8–12 kg). The short tail of the Cape grysbok measures 4 to 8 cm and is almost invisible. Males have short, sharp and straight horns about 8 cm long, which are smooth. The Cape grysbok can fluff out the fur at its rear end to make itself look bigger.
caption: Illustrated in The Book of Antelopes (1894)
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