When was Common duiker created?

1. How high can a duiker jump?
2. How many duiker species are there?
3. What kind of animal is a duiker?
4. Can a female duiker have horns?
5. How big does a duiker get?
6. How small is a blue duiker?
7. Does duiker drink water?
8. Is a common duiker a herbivore?
9. What do baby duikers eat?
10. What sound does a duiker make?
11. What is the difference between a duiker and steenbok?

How high can a duiker jump?

The Kudu is truly a majestic animal. The magnificent horns, borne only by the males, are spread in beautiful open spirals. They live in small herds of 5 to 10. They can leap up more than 8 feet (2.5m).

How many duiker species are there?

A duiker /ˈdaɪkər/ is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophinae.

What kind of animal is a duiker?

duiker, (tribe Cephalophini), any of 17 or 18 species of forest-dwelling antelopes (subfamily Cephalophinae, family Bovidae) found only in Africa.

Can a female duiker have horns?

Bush duiker females are larger than males, but they usually do not have horns.

How big does a duiker get?

It grows to about 50 cm (20 in) in height and generally weighs 12 to 25 kg (26 to 55 lb); although females are generally larger and heavier than the males. Only the male has horns and these can grow to 11 cm (4.3 in) long.

How small is a blue duiker?

The blue duiker is the smallest antelope species in South Africa; their body length ranges between 55 and 80 cm, body height: 320–410 mm, and they are 13–16 mm tall at the shoulder. Females are bigger than males; males weigh around 4 kg while females weigh around 4.7 kg.

Does duiker drink water?

“Common” is a most apt description of this small antelope, as it enjoys the widest distribution of all of the African antelopes. They can live without drinking water, and they eat leaves, fruit and seeds, and are one of very few antelope known to eat carrion and insects. ...

Is a common duiker a herbivore?

Predominantly a herbivore diet and one of the most interesting facts about the Duiker is that it is known to feed on insects, small reptiles, birds and even carrion. It is a browser and its vegetative diet includes leaves, fruit and seeds.

What do baby duikers eat?

Karen Trendler of Wildcare Africa recommends a mixture for feeding baby buck — a litre of full cream, long-life milk, an egg yolk, a tablespoon of live yogurt and a teaspoon of Protexin powder from the vet.

What sound does a duiker make?

Runs with a distinctive diving, zig-zag motion from which comes the name duiker, Afrikaans for diver. Uses its horns and sharp back hooves as defensive weapons. The alarm call is a nasal snort, if caught bleats loudly, a sound that attracts other Duikers, and calls mothers to assist lambs.

What is the difference between a duiker and steenbok?

Unlike the crouched stance of forest duikers, steenbok carry their heads high and have long legs, with a shoulder height between 45 and 60 cm. ... The male Steenbok have upright, slender horns projecting above the eyes. Conspicuous black, facial glands are situated in front of the large, dark brown eyes.