COMMON DUIKER 



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its name. Met with either singly or in pairs, it is never found far 

 away from covert, strictly avoiding both open plains and steep, rocky 

 mountains. Absence of water is, however, no bar to its existence, as 

 it thrives in the heart of the Kalahari. It is occasionally hunted with 

 foxhounds ; its flesh is but moderately good. 



