Did You Know?
Duikers can jump very high!
Where They Live
Duikers live in forests and bushes.
What They Eat
Duikers eat grass, leaves, and fruit.
What duiker Does
Duikers run fast to stay safe.
They are good at hiding from foes.
Duikers sleep in the day.
They come out to eat at night.
Duikers make soft sounds.
They live in groups or alone.
More About duiker
Duikers are small deer found in Africa. They like to stay in thick woods. There are many kinds of duikers. Each kind has its own home and food.
Duikers help keep the plants in check. They eat plants that grow too much. This helps the forest stay healthy.
Duikers are fun to see in the wild. They jump and run fast. Some people love to watch them.
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope"] --> B["Native to sub-Saharan Africa"]
B --> C["Found in heavily wooded areas"]
A --> D["22 extant species"]
D --> E["Three sometimes considered subspecies"]
D --> F["Form a clade or natural grouping"]
F --> G["Subfamily Cephalophinae or tribe Cephalophini"]
What Do These Words Mean?
duiker:a small to medium-sized antelope from Africa
extant:still existing or living
subspecies:a smaller group within a species
clade:a group of related living things
tribe:a group of related species within a family
