PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
They have short legs and an arched back and stand.
Females have be larger in length and weight than males
The pelage of is grey or grey-brown and paler on the animals underside.
They are more uniform in color than closest relative blue duikers, which are more sharply bi colored and bear areas of white fur on their butt.
They have short, bushy tails with a fringe of white fur around the edges.
Two white stripes run symmetrically down an animal’s head from its horns above its eyes, to its nose.
They have small, pointed horns that extend backwards from the rear of the skull.
Horns are there in both males and females come out in the male when it is about two and a half months old
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
HEAD TO BODY LENGTH: 63 – 73 cm ( 25 -30 in )
TAIL LENGTH: 12-15 cm ( 5-6 in )
HORN LENGTH: 5 cm ( 2 in )
SHOULDER HEIGHT: 25-42 cm ( 14 – 16.5 in )
WEIGHT: 5-10 kg ( 11 -22 lb )
RANGE : Senegal to Southwestern Nigeria
HABITAT: Lowland forest
FOOD: Leaves , Shrubs, and herbs
STATUS: Near Threatened, but population is still decreasing so people have to be careful
REASON FOR STATUS : over human hunting
GESTATION PERIOD: 120 days
LIFESPAN: YRS IN WILD – 12 years in the wild / 10 years in captivity