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Madoqua kirkii
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.
Seen wandering the grounds of a hotel where we were staying.
8 Comments
Thanks, Gary and Ashish!
I herd lot about these beautiful Dik-Diks.... Thanks for sharing this rare beauty.... Precious...!!
Thanks, Arun!
nice spotting !!
Thanks, Antonio. Cole and Yuko - I agree that they are very pretty small antelopes!
CUTE!
This is pretty!
Beautiful capture Maria,congrats and thanks for sharing