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Common Duiker
Gewone Duiker · Sylvicapra grimmia
The common, or grey, duiker is a small greyish-brown antelope with a distinctive tuft of dark hair between the ears and a black stripe down its nose. Its name comes from the Afrikaans word for 'diver', because it dives into bushes when alarmed. Duiker are mostly active at dusk and dawn and feed alone, browsing on leaves, fruit and sometimes even insects.
Log your Common Duiker sighting — free →How to identify it
Look for the tuft of hair on the forehead and the black nose-stripe on a small greyish, hunched antelope.
Look for its tracks
Small cloven hoof, two pointed halves; like steenbok's but a touch broader, along bush edges.
Where to see it in Kruger
Common throughout the park in bush and woodland, usually seen alone near dawn, dusk or on cool days.
Did you know
Its name means 'diver', because it ducks and dives into thick bushes to escape danger.
Often confused with
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