DAMARA DIKDIK 183 



Horns thick, straight, and strongly ringed for about three- 

 quarters of their length ; length 3i to 4 inches. Kecord 

 5 inches. Height at shoulder 12 to 14 inches. Length 2 

 feet. The southern form was given a separate sub- 

 specific name by Oldfield Thomas (zuluensis) on account 

 of its " grizzled fawn colour," and the little black on the 

 fetlocks, but a specimen in the Transvaal Museum from 

 Delagoa Bay fits this description fairly well, while 

 examples in the Zoo from the same place are reddish- 

 brown. 



This pretty little Antelope ranges from Zululand to 

 Nyasaland. It was very common in the neighbourhood 

 of Delagoa Bay, but is getting scarcer every year, owing 

 chiefly to native poachers. It inhabits the thick bush 

 and scrubby undergrowth. It is very fast, and dodges 

 well when pursued. It has a bark-like call, and a snort- 

 like whistle. It does not thrive well in captivity, being 

 like the Blue Duiker and the Steenbuck of a shy retiring 

 nature, and seldom lives longer than a year, unless given 

 a large paddock and more or less natural conditions of life. 



Genus MADOQUA. 



Small Antelopes with pointed, lengthened and swollen 

 noses, well clothed with hair, only the skin of the nose 

 being bare. Tail very short. A tuft of long hair on the 

 crown. Horns straight and short and well ribbed at the 

 bases. Accessory hoofs small. 



Madoqua damarensis. Damara Dikdik. Damara Divergbokje. 

 Colour dark speckly grey, with the flanks, sides, neck, 

 and shoulders of a plain pale rufous. Below and inside 

 of legs, a ring round the eyes, and chin, white. Length 

 of head and body about 2 feet. Height about 16 inches. 

 Length of horns 3 inches. 



