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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.
Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) is a species of small dik-dik antelope native to Eastern and Southern Africa. [1] [2] It is believed to have six subspecies and possibly a seventh existing in southwest Africa. [3] Dik-diks are herbivores, typically of a fawn color that aids in camouflaging themselves in savannah habitats. [3]
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.
Madoqua guentheri. Thomas, 1894 [2] The range of Günther's dik-dik Günther's dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri) is a small antelope found in arid zones of East Africa.
Madoqua piacentinii Drake-Brockman, 1911 [ 2 ] The silver dik-dik ( Madoqua piacentinii ) is a small antelope found in low, dense thickets along the southeastern coast of Somalia and in Acacia - Commiphora bushland in the Shebelle Valley in southeastern Ethiopia . [ 1 ]
The silver dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) and Somali golden mole (Chlorotalpa tytonis) are endemic to the ecoregion. It is home to several species of antelope limited to the Horn of Africa, including the dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei), Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii), Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana), and Speke's gazelle (Gazella ...
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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 ...