Duiker
Afrikaans name : Duiker
Scientific name : family Bovidae / Tribe : Cephalophini / Blue D : Cephalophus monticola /Gray D : Sylvicapra grimmia / Red D : Cephalophus rufilatus

Region : Originally throughout Africa
Description : The name duiker is an Afrikaans word for "diver," this small antelope has red-brown, grey, black or bluish fur and minimal markings. The Yellow backed Duiker, (C. Sylvicapra), is the largest of the Duiker.
Habitat : Blue D - open areas of forest floor / Grey D - Savanna woodland
Weight : max.  80 kg. Blue D - 4.5 kg; Grey D - 13kg.
Height : max 85 cm. Blue - 35 cm; Grey - 50 cm
Horns : Blue D - both males and females have horns, which are short and straight, pointing backward. Grey D - males only, about 18 cm long.
Food : Omnivores. Blue D - fruits, flowers, insects, shrubbery, fungi. Grey D - foliage, fruit, seeds, lizards, rodents, birds, resin and bark.
Habits : The animals are numerous but shy and rarely seen. Solitary. Blue Duiker pair for life. Diurnal lifestyle. Monogamous.  Grey D - Mostly nocturnal, usually seen on the move in the early morning or evening in scrub country or in woodland. It has a very characteristic way of running in a zig zag fashion interspersed by plunging leaps.
Young : All born in thick cover. Blue Duiker - Calving in dry season, usually 1 calf per year, (sometimes 2 to 3). Maturity on 3 years. Gestation period 4 months. Grey D - 2 calves per year. Gestation period - 5 months. newborn run within 24 hours. Maturity just over 6 months.
Predators : Leopards, Hyena, Lion, Caracal, Jackal, crowned hawk eagles, Baboon, snakes.