Does Springbok Eat Leaves?

When it comes time to eat, springboks partake in a combination of browsing and grazing. They browse more often than they graze. Some of their preferred forms of sustenance are grasses and shrubs. ... Springboks also regularly feed on roots, herbs and leaves.

What food does a springbok eat?

Primarily a browser, the springbok feeds on shrubs and succulents; this antelope can live without drinking water for years, meeting its requirements through eating succulent vegetation.

How much food does a springbok eat?

We estimated that an adult male springbok consumes ca. 504 kg (dry matter) of food/year and that the population of springbok consumed ca. 76% of the annual grass productivity within the important, dry riverbed habitats.