Viva Tshêphê! Die Bokke sal dans!
Students and teachers from Babinaphuti Secondary School in Soshanguve, Tshwane/Pretoria support the Springboks who are presently in New Zealand defending their Rugby World Cup title
Their message for The Bokke is:
Tackle them! Beat them! You will always be our champions!
To show their support they designed posters and fixed it to the school fence
The face of the Springbok is part of the school's official logo
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Art teacher Albert NKOANE and students of Babinaphuti Secondary School
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Information about the Springbok:
Antidorcas marsupialis
The springbok (Afrikaans and Dutch: spring = jump; bok = antelope or goat (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized brown and white gazelle that stands about 70 to 88 cm (28 to 35 in) high. Springbok males weigh between 33 to 50 kg (73 to 110 lb) and the females between to 25 to 40 kg (55 to 88 lb). They can reach running speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph), and can leap 3.50 mand can long jump of up to 15 m.
The specific epithet marsupialis (Latin: marsupium, "pocket") derives from a pocket-like skin flap which extends along the middle of the back from the tail onwards. When the male springbok is showing off his strength to attract a mate, or to ward off predators, he starts off in a stiff-legged trot, jumping up into the air with an arched back every few paces and lifting the flap along his back. Lifting the flap causes the long white hairs under the tail to stand up in a conspicuous fan shape, which in turn emits a strong floral scent of sweat. This ritual is known as pronking from the Afrikaans, meaning to boast or show off.
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