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Hoofed mammals
Damara dik-dik
Damara dik-dik · Madoqua damarensis
The Damara dik-dik is tiny, nimble and, with its shy nature, is a master at escaping your gaze in Africa’s savannas.
Fact file
- Size
- Shoulder height about 35 cm, body weight 4 to 6 kg
- Males and females
- Only males carry short, pointed horns, females are hornless
- Sounds
- Fine sneezing sound as an alarm call
- Diet
- Fresh leaves, shoots, fruit and, more rarely, grasses
- Offspring
- A single young after a gestation period of about 6 months, preferably between November and March
How to identify Damara dik-dik
The Damara dik-dik is characterised by its delicate, almost fragile-looking appearance. The short, smooth coat is reddish brown to grey brown on the back, while the underside is lighter. Typical are the strikingly large, dark eyes with white edging and the small, mobile snout.
With a shoulder height of only about 35 centimetres it is one of Africa’s smallest antelopes. The Damara dik-dik has a compact silhouette with slender legs, a short neck and tiny, backward-curving horns, which only the males carry.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 2 places where you can see Damara dik-dik
Where Damara dik-dik live
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