172 SOUTH AFBICAN MAMMALS 



tips streaked. Length about 2 to 3 inches. Kecord in 

 the Transvaal Museum (Sir A. Bailey), 3| inches. 



The Red Duiker extends from Natal, through Swazi- 

 land, Eastern Transvaal and Southern Portuguese East 

 Africa. From Mozambique northwards to Zanzibar, it is 

 replaced by the closely allied Gephalophus rohertsi of 

 Bothschild. The Red Duiker differs in habits from 

 its greyer cousin in being essentially a denizen of the 

 forest, being fond of thickly-wooded and well-watered 

 kloofs. Its food is much the same as that of the Common 

 Duiker. A single young one is usually born at a time. 

 It is rather difficult to keep alive in captivity, not- 

 withstanding statements to the contrary, although the 

 exauiples possessed by us may have had rough hand- 

 ling in capture. It is also possible that the climate of 

 Pretoria does not agree with them. The Zoo has had 

 specimens from Natal, Barberton and Delagoa Bay. 



Gephalophus monticola. Blue Duiker. Blaauwhohhie. 

 Ipietie (Zulu). 



This diminutive antelope is also known by its Zulu 

 name of Pietie (Pete'). It is about the size of a 

 " Kolhaas" or Larger African Hare, and is a dark slatey 

 colour or " smokey grey brown " with a black stripe on 

 the nose, and the insides of the legs and belly whitish. 

 The hoofs are pointed and narrow and the tail is fluffy 

 and black in the centre, bordered with white, and white 

 below. Height at the shoulder 12 to 14 inches. Length 

 of horns U to 2 inches. Record 2-J inches. Both sexes 

 are horned. 



It is an inhabitant of the bush country of tKe Coastal 

 belt, from George, eastwards through Cape Colony and 

 Natal, to Zululand. In Albany Division it is very 

 common in the thickly wooded kloofs, where the pattering 



