: any of several small African antelopes comprising three genera (Cephalophus, Philantomba, and Sylvicapra)
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Projects include a coral nursery, an artificial coral reef restoration project, and a sanctuary for two antelope species, the Ader’s duiker and suni antelope.
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Forest buffalo, blue duikers, sitatungas and even bongos—forest-dwelling antelopes worshipped as spirits by area inhabitants—graze around bais.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
So while the Big Five are in abundance, so are shy red duikers, diminutive suni antelopes, Tonga red squirrels, and 436 bird species.
—Nicola Leigh Stewart, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Gilroy envisions a tram, part air-conditioned and part open-air, moving park visitors along a 6-mile route to view a collection of wild animals — from primates to Sichuan takin (a goat-antelope) to various kinds of duiker, closely related to antelopes.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2021
Among the modern animals, the duiker came closest to Stegoceras's formidable dome, so beware the hidden strength of this small, shy antelope.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2011
Clients come to Warthog to hunt (and photograph) all manner of game, from the giant eland to the tiny duiker.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
Scientists there are working on methods to genetically identify meat from primates and duiker antelopes that have been illegally hunted.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2019
Marigold, a female blue duiker, was born on July 24 at the Baltimore zoo, the facility announced Tuesday in a news release.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Forest buffalo, blue duikers, sitatungas and even bongos—forest-dwelling antelopes worshipped as spirits by area inhabitants—graze around bais.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
So while the Big Five are in abundance, so are shy red duikers, diminutive suni antelopes, Tonga red squirrels, and 436 bird species.
—Nicola Leigh Stewart, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Gilroy envisions a tram, part air-conditioned and part open-air, moving park visitors along a 6-mile route to view a collection of wild animals — from primates to Sichuan takin (a goat-antelope) to various kinds of duiker, closely related to antelopes.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2021
Among the modern animals, the duiker came closest to Stegoceras's formidable dome, so beware the hidden strength of this small, shy antelope.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2011
Clients come to Warthog to hunt (and photograph) all manner of game, from the giant eland to the tiny duiker.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
Scientists there are working on methods to genetically identify meat from primates and duiker antelopes that have been illegally hunted.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2019
Marigold, a female blue duiker, was born on July 24 at the Baltimore zoo, the facility announced Tuesday in a news release.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022
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“Duiker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duiker. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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duiker
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dui·ker
ˈdī-kər 
: any of several small African antelopes
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