Native to Eastern and Southern Africa, Kirk's dik-dik (or Madoqua kirkii) is a small antelope adapted to live in open grasslands. Giving them a delicate appearance, the short body rests on thin legs, the hind legs being longer. The head is small, with a pointy snout and large, round eyes. Males have short horns which may be covered partially or wholly by the tuft of hair on the forehead. The short fur is brown, gradually greying towards the back and hindquarters and a lighter shade on the belly. Males and females look alike except for the male's horns. They are between 35cm and 45cm tall and weigh around 7.2kg.
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Madoqua kirkii
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Kirk's dik-dik is the largest of the four dik-dik species.
Dik-diks have large preorbital glands, which are used to mark their territories.
Dik-diks are named such because of their alarm call sounding like a whistled 'dik-dik'.
The nose of Kirk's dik-dik is prehensile and can stretch during their vocalisations.
Kirk's dik-dik are named after John Kirk, a British explorer and diplomat to Zanzibar in the 19th century.
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