From: (dm)
Subject: Dik-dik - dik-dik_africa.jpg
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 23:34:40 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals

Dik-diks, pronounced "d??k’ d??k" or "dick dick", and named for the sound they make when alarmed, are small antelopes of the Genus Madoqua that live in the bush of southern and eastern Africa. Dik-diks stand 30???40 cm at the shoulder and weigh 3???6 kg, making them the smallest of the ruminant species. They have an elongated snout and a soft coat that is grey or brownish above and white below. The hair on the crown forms an upright tuft that sometimes partially conceals the short, ringed horns of the male.