Strategic planning can be affected by various changes in the external environment in which a business operates. New competitors move into the market. Existing competitors leave the market. Population shifts result in increases or decreases in population.
For other uses, see Springbok (disambiguation) . The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized brown and white antelope-gazelle of southwestern Africa. It is extremely fast and can reach speeds of 88 km/h (55 mph) and can leap 4 m (13 feet) through the air.The common name springbok comes from the Afrikaans and Dutch words spring = jump and bok = male antelope or goat.pringbok footprints are narrow and sharp, and are 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long. springbok are distinguished from gazelles in that they only have two premolar teeth in each side of each jaw, instead of three, and therefore a total of twenty eight teeth, rather than thirty.
The male grows to between 30 and 36 inches in height, while the female grows to between 28 and 32 inches. The males weigh between 117 and 168 pounds and the female between 88 to 117 pounds. Unlike female springboks, female impalas do not grow horns. Male impalas grow 18 to 36-inch long dark, curled horns. Its coloration is a reddish brown on top with tan sides and hind legs and a white stomach. Behavior. As previously mentioned, the springbok is active around sunrise and sunset, primarily in mixed sex herds.