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Characteristics:
Standing about 60 cm / 24 inch at the shoulder,
mass about 16 kg / 35 lb.. Broad black band on forehead and on
top of muzzle. Bright reddish-brown forehead with fringe between
horns. Upright, heavily ridged horns. Black band extending from eyes
to nostrils.
Colouring: Greyish-brown, limbs and body have the same
colour, black ring above the hooves.
Habitat: Bush, grassland interspaced with woodland. Underbush
islands and dry river banks preferred. No dependent on water.
Occurrence: Central, north-eastern and north-western Namibia.
Main food: Leaves, twigs, fruit and seeds of trees and shrubs, but
also insects and chicks of small game birds.
Rutting and calving period: Throughout the year.
Horns:
Only bucks. length of horns about 15 cm / 6 inch.
Habits: Very timid nocturnal, frequently spotted at dusk at the
end of underbush. Duiker usually occur in pairs and stay in one area.
Voice:
Sniffing snort.
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