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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
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This species are reddish chestnut in color with a dark stripe on the back from the nose to the tail.
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The lower legs are darker than the body.
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 The face is short with a rounded or humped bare nose.
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They have large scent glands beneath the eyes that include a series of pores rather than of a single opening.
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Their brain relative to size is larger than all of the antelopes
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They are the largest of the duiker species
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
HEAD TO BODY LENGTH: 115 – 145 cm (3.8 – 4.8 ft)
TAIL LENGTH: 11-20 cm (4.4 -8.0 in)
HORN LENGTH: 8.5 – 21.0 cm (3.4 -8.4 inches)
SHOULDER HEIGHT: 65 -80 cm ( 2.1 – 2.8 feet )
WEIGHT: 45 – 80 kg (100 -175 lbs)
RANGE : Western and Central Africa
 HABITAT: Forest, savannahs, and farmlands
 FOOD: fruits, seeds, grasses and fungi
 STATUS: Population is decreasing
REASON FOR STATUS : Hunting , and poaching
GESTATION PERIOD: 7 months
LIFESPAN: YRS IN WILD 10 -12 years /Â 22.50 YRS IN CAPTIVITY