There's an animal called a Dik-dik!
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Dont look at my dikdik anyone
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- GTP_TheCracker
That must have been before my time here...
ExigeEvan
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Of course it was, you're a complete newb compared to us two
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What were you searching for when you found that
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They're fascinating animals.
(From Wikipedia)
Dik-diks are herbivores, consuming foliage, shoots, fruit and berries. Dik-diks consume sufficient amounts of water for hydration, making drinking unnecessary. Their special shaped head gives them the ability to eat the leaves between the spikes on the Acacia trees, and the ability to feed while still keeping their head high for observation for predators. Dik-diks always relieve themselves in the same spot.
Dik-diks form monogamous relationships within defined territories. Once one of the pair of life partners dies the remaining dik-dik will starve itself to death. At birth fawns weigh about 1.5 lb (0.7 kg), and reach sexual maturity in six to eight months.
(From Wikipedia)
Dik-diks are herbivores, consuming foliage, shoots, fruit and berries. Dik-diks consume sufficient amounts of water for hydration, making drinking unnecessary. Their special shaped head gives them the ability to eat the leaves between the spikes on the Acacia trees, and the ability to feed while still keeping their head high for observation for predators. Dik-diks always relieve themselves in the same spot.
Dik-diks form monogamous relationships within defined territories. Once one of the pair of life partners dies the remaining dik-dik will starve itself to death. At birth fawns weigh about 1.5 lb (0.7 kg), and reach sexual maturity in six to eight months.
- 5,987
That's some intensely engaging information there...
They have a specific bathroom!
They have a specific bathroom!
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Dik-diks seek habitats with plentiful supply of edible grasses and shrubs, but prefer foliage that is not so tall as to obstruct their sight lines.They live in open plains amongst other grass-eaters such as giraffes, zebras, and other antelopes.
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It's a dik dik caught in it's natural habitat.
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I've seen em at the zoo before. They're pretty rad if I must say so myself.
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This is the worst Spamthread I've seen in a long time. and the best. Keep rolling.
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I bet this will get so popular, it'll even get a minor mention in the official Dik-dik Wikipedia entry in a few months.
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That's what's so striking about it. A Dik-dik will penetrate the bush at the first sign of danger. Since they're so delicate, it's unwise to handle them.
And the heads are strangely shaped for a reason as you stated. The interesting thing about the head is that is in the most sensitive part of the Dik-dik.
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Africa must have a lot of foliage to obstruct a 40cm dik-dik...
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