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Fast Facts:

It is named after Sir Arthur Sharpe who first discovered it in Malawi
Grysbok means "grizzled buck"

Sharpe's Grysbok

Scientific Name	Raphicerus sharpei
Classification	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae
Status	Unknown
Range	Southern and Central Africa
Habitat	Rocky terrain with underbrush
Diet	Leaves, shrubs, grasses, fruit and flowers
Size	Length: 25-30 inches Weight: 35 lbs
Lifespan	Unknown
Location
Print Fact Sheet	Grysbok

Special Features

Only the males have horns.
Females are larger than males.
It has whitish rings around its eyes.
Lack false hooves.
Eye and facial glands are used in communication

Social Structure & Behavior

Extremely shy and secretive. Grysbok are solitary and nocturnal. When disturbed, it will scurry to the undergrowth with its head held straight down. Is known to use old burrows, especially from aardvarks, as protection from enemies.

Rams and ewes will rest some distance apart.

Reproduction:
Sexual maturity 6-19 months. Gestation is 7 months resulting in a single lamb born. Weaning at 3 months of age.