Kingswood Golf Estate in George recently welcomed the birth of its first ever black springbok, as first reported by The South African website.
Those who have enjoyed a round at the well-known Garden Route course will have encountered numerous springbok roaming the fairways – and rough – with around 45 on the estate.
‘One in a million’
However, until the birth the course had never had a ‘one in a million’ black springbok born.
The estate’s Community Manager, Dan de Wet, said in an interview that he believed the new-born was a ram and he knew who the parents were.
Springboks black in colour are extremely uncommon because of a unique genetic mutation. While the exact quantities are unclear, they are substantially rarer than their more common counterparts seen widely throughout South Africa.
The public took to social media in their numbers to share their thoughts on the name that should be given and after days of deliberation, a name has been selected.
The top 10 name suggestions included Charkie, Marmite, Rassie, Oreo, Kolisi, Midnight, Black Beauty, KingsBok and Allblack.
The estate however opted to name the new-born Siya, in honour of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi.
The George Herald reported that the springbok is ‘a happy little guy whose whole herd has accepted him completely.’
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