Dik-Dik
Madoqua kirkii
Foraging in the understory of an open woodland, Nairobi National Park, Kenya. Oct. 2016.
Seasonally dry woodlands often have a considerable understory of smaller shrubs and herbaceous plants. This is the forage for the diminutive dik-diks antelope. With drab, brown coats and the ability to run and turn abruptly through the brushy understory they evade predators. Horns are short to minimize entanglement but also sharp - males only.