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Some Cool Facts About the Dik-Dik

Some Cool Facts About the Dik-Dik

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If I said ‘dik-dik’ to you, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

Well I can tell you that you’re wrong, unless you were thinking of an antelope.

A dik-dik is a tiny antelope that lives in the bush of East Africa, Namibia and Angola.

They are named dik-diks because of the sound it makes when frightened.

There are four different species of dik-diks.

Dik-diks weigh between three and six kilograms.

They have an extended snout and a soft coat that is brownish or gray on top and white underneath.

The hair on the crown of male dik-diks forms an upright tuft that partially hides the horns.