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Kirk’s Dik dik

Madoqua kirkii

Description:

This small antelope found in eastern and southwestern Africa. It grows to 70 cm (28 in) in length and weighs up to 7 kg (15 lb) when fully grown, standing to a shoulder height of about 35–45 cm (14–18 in). It has a reddish-brown head and a tail that is 3.5–5.5 cm (1.4–2.2 in) long.

Habitat:

Seen wandering the grounds of a hotel where we were staying.

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8 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Gary and Ashish!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

I herd lot about these beautiful Dik-Diks.... Thanks for sharing this rare beauty.... Precious...!!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Arun!

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

nice spotting !!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Antonio. Cole and Yuko - I agree that they are very pretty small antelopes!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

CUTE!

Nayeli
Nayeli 11 years ago

This is pretty!

Beautiful capture Maria,congrats and thanks for sharing

Maria dB
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Maria dB

Namibia

Spotted on Oct 5, 2008
Submitted on Nov 24, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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