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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.
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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]
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 ...
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.
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The xylophone (from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon) 'wood' and φωνή (phōnḗ) 'sound, voice'; [1] [2] lit. ' sound of wood ' ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets .