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Antelope ID, South Africa (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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On structure alone I'd go for Klipspringer.
Mike Richardson
Formerly known as Skink1978
I would say Common Duiker.
Andy Adcock
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I bow to your greater knowledge Mike but I expected the rear end to be higher and it just looks bulky?
I'll bet I've labelled loads of my animals wrongly in this group!
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Andy Adcock
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I wondered about habitat, I went on structure more than anything else, Klipsringer is a sturdy little thing, noticeably more so than e.g Grisbok.
Hind quarters also appear too low for Duiker but probably just the way it's standing then?
This is clearly a male Common duiker, jizz (e.g. shape of head) is completely wrong for Klipspringer and fits exactly on Common duiker.
Klipspringer are also rarely seen far away from rocky areas and "grasslands" sounds like typical duiker habitat.
Grysbok are nocturnal and look quite different from this one...
Klipspringer are also rarely seen far away from rocky areas and "grasslands" sounds like typical duiker habitat.
Grysbok are nocturnal and look quite different from this one...
Gashead
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Finally caught up with Sharpe's in Kruger last year and saw 3 individuals all in day time.
