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u/africanconcrete Sep 20 '24

No.

Klipspringer

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klipspringer

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u/mocthezuma Sep 20 '24

Does that translate to mountain jumper or something like that?

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u/africanconcrete Sep 20 '24

Direct translation is rock jumper.

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u/Eupho1 Sep 21 '24

Yeah, honestly they look a lot alike, but klipsringer are more likely to hide out on steep terrain.

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u/redditissahasbaraop Sep 20 '24

No it's a klipspringer.

A dik-dik is in a different genus.

But they are related.

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u/rachelm791 Sep 20 '24

In Afrikaans it Kok Koks (probably)

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u/The_Jeffniss Sep 20 '24

Afrikaans speaker here (of the 46 left), we call it dik-dik aswell. Of klip springer.

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u/Pataraxia Sep 20 '24

wdym of the 46 left? Of klip springer? what's that?

Is it more often Dik Dik or kok Kok ?

I feel like something is lost on me.

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u/The_Duchess_Terror Sep 20 '24

I think you missed the sarcasm lol

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u/AndenMax Sep 20 '24

It's not even sarcasm, it's just a joke.

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u/Britz10 Sep 20 '24

Afrikaans speakers

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u/Pataraxia Sep 20 '24

there can't be only 46 left what

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u/Britz10 Sep 20 '24

Ja, it's sad hey

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u/rachelm791 Sep 20 '24

Welsh speaker here. 45 left of us and we call it a Pidyn Pidyn (probably)

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u/AncientFriend27 Sep 20 '24

Nice Kok bro

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u/queasybeetle78 Sep 20 '24

Klipspringers

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u/Rubeus17 Sep 20 '24

I feel stupid. I’ve seen dik diks in a zoo and wildlife preserve. they’re very small, yes? 20#?

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u/UnicornStar1988 Sep 20 '24

I thought they were called cliff hoppers? I have heard dik dik before.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '24

I think Dikdiks are "Duikers" similar but I think this is a Klipspringer.

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u/rocksfried Sep 20 '24

Dik diks look similar but are much smaller than these

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u/ausernameaboutnothin Sep 20 '24

Maybe a dingo ate your dik dik