柯氏犬羚 (Madoqua kirkii) 原生于东非和南非，是一种小型的羚羊，栖息于开阔的草原。它们的外观小巧玲珑，短短的身体配上细细的腿，后腿略长，头部不大，有着尖尖的口鼻部和又大又圆的双眼。雄羚有短角，可能被前额的一簇绒毛局部或完全覆盖，身上的短毛是棕色的，背部和后半身的毛色逐渐偏灰，腹部则为浅色。雄羚和雌羚的外观相似，差别只在雄羚多了羊角。它们的体长介于 35 厘米到 45 厘米，体重约 7.2 公斤。
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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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