duiker

noun

dui·ker ˈdī-kər

: any of several small African antelopes comprising two genera (Cephalophus and Sylvicapra)

Examples of duiker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The tiny blue duiker, a species of African antelope, was born to mom Flower, who has birthed three calves, and first-time dad Kuruka. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 There are only two blue duiker paired for breeding now, Walter and Peridot, Roath said. —

Dallas News, 16 June 2021 Ahead of us, tiny blue duiker antelope crashed through the undergrowth; up in the canopy, weaver birds announced our arrival with shrill cries and samango monkeys followed our progress with curious, darting eyes. —

Peter Browne, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2019 See More

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