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They are also top contenders for “the funniest and most inappropriate name award” alongside the Mountain Chicken and Booby

Dik-dik!

Dik-dik are tiny antelopes, and they like to travel in pairs. I only ever saw them in low light, grazing around the edges of clearings. So I never got a nice photo, but I love them to distraction. They grow up to 16 inches tall, and adults weigh 7-13 pounds.

For comparison, Junior Bonner (the prince of house cats) weighs 16 pounds.

Masai Mara, Kenya, July 2023.