winged springbok served as the logo of South African Airways from 1934 to 1977. The springbok is the national animal of South Africa. Even after the decline of apartheid, Nelson Mandela intervened to keep the name of the animal for the reconciliation of rugby fans, the majority of whom were whites. The springbok is featured on the reverse of the South African Krugerrand coin. The cap badge of The Royal Canadian Dragoons has featured a springbok since 1913, a reference to the unit's involvement in the Second Boer War. References External links Antilopini Antelopes of Sub-Saharan Africa Extant Pleistocene first appearances Mammals described in 1780 Mammals of Southern Africa National symbols of South Africa Taxa named by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann