DIK-DIK

(genus Madoqua), any of several small, delicate African antelopes, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), named for the sound it makes when alarmed. The dik-dik stands 3040 cm (1216 inches) at the shoulder and weighs 35 kg (711 pounds). It has an elongated snout and a soft coat that is gray or brownish above, white below. The hair on the crown forms an upright tuft and may partially conceal the short, ringed horns of the male. The four species of dik-diks inhabit dry areas of dense brush in southern and eastern Africa. They feed chiefly on acacias and other shrubs.