柯氏犬羚 (Madoqua kirkii) 原生於東非和南非,是一種小型的羚羊,棲息於開闊的草原。牠們的外觀小巧玲瓏,短短的身體配上細細的腿,後腿略長,頭部不大,有著尖尖的口鼻部和又大又圓的雙眼。雄羚有短角,可能被前額的一簇絨毛局部或完全覆蓋,身上的短毛是棕色的,背部和後半身的毛色逐漸偏灰,腹部則為淺色。雄羚和雌羚的外觀相似,差別只在雄羚多了羊角。牠們的體長介於 35 公分到 45 公分,體重約 7.2 公斤。

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Madoqua kirkii
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kirks-dik-dik
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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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