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A dik-dik is the name for any of four species of small antelope in the genus Madoqua, which live in the bushlands of eastern and southern Africa. [1]Dik-diks stand about 30–40 centimetres (12–15.5 in) at the shoulder, are 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in) long, weigh 3–6 kilograms (6.6–13.2 lb) and can live for up to 10 years.
Only male dik-diks sport horns, which are about 3 in (8 cm) long, corrugated, and backward-slanted. [2] Horns of male Kirk's dik-diks may be straight or curved backwards from the profile of the face, and the basal half of the horns have seven to nine annular ridges that are frequently covered by the crest. [4]
Dik Dik in 1975. Dik Dik is an Italian beat/pop-rock band, named after the antelope Dik-dik, [1] formed in the 1960s and still active. They were most popular in the late 1960s, when they released a string of hit singles with the contribution of renowned lyric-writer Mogol and songwriter Lucio Battisti, [2] [3] their greatest successes being "Sognando la California" and "Senza luce ...
We assembled these photos from the Star-Telegram archives. ... August 1920: Weatherford, Texas, street scene; carts and horses, people buying produce from farmers. June 19, 1945: A rousing ...
Dik-diks are antelopes in the genus Madoqua which can be found in the bushlands of eastern and southern Africa. These herbivores, named for the females' alarm calls, are quite small, measuring only 30–40 cm (12–16 in) at the shoulder, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in length, and 3–6 kg (7–16 lb) in weight.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Courtney and Nick live with their two teenage daughters in a 5-bedroom house in the suburbs with a pool and a waterslide in the backyard.They go on vacation to Disney World ...
See more historic photos from the Star-Telegram archives here. June 21, 1952: Arriving in Grapevine from Washington, D. C., the family of Congressman Wingate Lucas starts unpacking Saturday by ...
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) is a small antelope found in semidesert, bushland, and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also in northern Kenya and eastern Sudan. [1] It is named after Henry Salt , who was the first European to acknowledge the species in Abyssinia in the early 19th century.