animals, animals, animals

Paying homage to the wonderful, unusual and diverse world of animals. I make no claim to content ownership. Sources are credited (with links) whenever possible — on both unique posts & re-blogs. Any post will be removed upon request (please provide URL link to the post/page). Enjoy! Email: animalworldtumblrblog@gmail.com Twitter: @animalworldtoo


Links   Ask me anything   Submit


ZEBRA DUIKERCephalophus zebra©SciencePhotoLibrary The Zebra Duiker is a small antelope found in Africa — Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Zebra Duikers have gold or red-brown coats with distinctive zebra-like stripes, dark markings on their upper legs and russet faces. They grow to 3 feet/90 centimetres in length, 17”/45 centimetres in height and weigh up to 40 pounds/20 kilogrammes. Their prong-like horns are 2 inches/4.5 centimetres long in males and only 2.25 centimetres long in females. Zebra Duikers live in Primary Rainforest where they eat leaves and fruit. They are considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. The wild population is estimated at 28,000 individuals. Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_Duiker Other photos you may like: Gerenuk feeding Dik-Dik Reeves Muntjac Deer

ZEBRA DUIKER
Cephalophus zebra
©SciencePhotoLibrary

The Zebra Duiker is a small antelope found in Africa — Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Zebra Duikers have gold or red-brown coats with distinctive zebra-like stripes, dark markings on their upper legs and russet faces. They grow to 3 feet/90 centimetres in length, 17”/45 centimetres in height and weigh up to 40 pounds/20 kilogrammes. Their prong-like horns are 2 inches/4.5 centimetres long in males and only 2.25 centimetres long in females.

Zebra Duikers live in Primary Rainforest where they eat leaves and fruit. They are considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. The wild population is estimated at 28,000 individuals.

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_Duiker

Other photos you may like:

Gerenuk feeding

Dik-Dik

Reeves Muntjac Deer

Notes

  1. holothuroid reblogged this from wildlifecollective
  2. vitamina-calcium reblogged this from animalworld
  3. onemanshitshow reblogged this from bonedust
  4. bonedust reblogged this from animalworld
  5. wildlifecollective reblogged this from animalworld
  6. heartcork reblogged this from animalworld
  7. alpaqa reblogged this from animalworld
  8. fabiocannavaroisagod reblogged this from animalworld
  9. animalworld posted this