Two specimens of the extremely rare species of
Dik-Dik antelope are already in Sofia.
Roam nearly 15,000 square kilometres of rolling savanna that shelters an astounding array of animals from miniature
dik-dik antelopes to lions and the noble African elephant.
"I only hunt for the small ones, like
dik-dik. I cannot kill big animals like elephants.
Suni are often mistaken for
dik-dik. The tiny antelope seen in the forest area are Suni (Neotragus moschatu), also known as 'Paa' in Kiswahili.
Catch a live feed at one of the habitats, see the penguin parade and look for the zoo's adorable babies including Molusc the penguin chick, two wallaby joeys, a Kirk's
Dik-Dik fawn and so many more.
After lunch, you can catch a live feed at one of the habitats, see the penguin parade and look at for the zoo's adorable babies including Molusc the penguin chick, two wallaby joeys, a Kirk's
Dik-Dik fawn and so many more.
He has also arranged different kind of animals, including Racka sheep, Cameroon sheep, Jacob sheep (with four horns), Valley black nose sheep, Mufflon, Emu ostrich, Bennett wallaby, Fallow deer, Eland deer,
Dik-dik gazelle, Macaws, Sulcata tortoise, Toucan, Shetland horse, Lama, Alpaca, peacocks, ducks and geese, snake and lizards.
| Clockwise from main: Baby animals born at Chester Zoo this year include a
dik-dik, black rhino, a skink and andean bear PICTURES: CHESTER ZOO
I settle the crosshairs on the small animal, and at the shot, the
dik-dik runs off to our right.
This year Erindi's second annual auction of rare, exotic and plain game broke 14 auction price records for kudu and other game including the protected damara
dik-dik which, for the first time ever, went under the auctioneer's gavel.
We saw rhinos (both black and white), hippos, antelopes of all sizes (from the tiny
dik-dik to the large bongos) and monkeys of every size and color doing what they do in nature.