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fpb_raw mystery critter at Tembe

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Could this be a Red Duiker ?

 

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Not a lot to see, but what I did struck me as possibly injured or deformed by its walk.

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The weight of a Kudu cow 180kg bull 250 kg

The weight of an impala 40kg female 50kg male

The weight of a Common or grey Duiker cow 18kg and bull 21kg

The closest dik dik to south africa is the Damara Dik dik which is only found

way up north in Nambia

The common grey duiker can vary from having the grey neck to red body to being

totally fawn or totally grey

 

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There are no Dik-Dik's found in South Africa they are much higher north

from us.

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I'd have to say bushbuck.

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I too am sure that this is a Dik-Dik due to it's small nature and greyish neck.  It also apears to have the tuft of hair that covers it's horm.

I don't believe that it could be a Duiker as they are medium sized like the Kudu or Impalla.

I thought at first that maybe it was a Grysbok (Dondoro) until I saw the neck.

 

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It is a common grey duiker they can have that reddish appearance too, we have

them at Olifants, the red and blue duikers are much smaller more compact

than the common duiker .  Sylvicapra grimmia =Common Duiker.

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It's a red duiker.

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Gerda,  I also think it is a Red Duiker it is way to large for a Dik Dik.

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I was thinking, perhaps it it an African deer or a bush buck.

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looks like a dik dik to me, common in Kenya.

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