One of the smallest antelopes in the world has been born at a South Gloucestershire wildlife park.
The tiny male dik-dik arrived in the early hours of Sunday, September 16 at Wild Place Project.
Tipping the scales at just 1kg the animal is just 20cm tall.
Kirk’s dik-diks are found in eastern and southern Africa and get their name from the distinctive trumpet-like call which the females emit to raise an alarm, to harass predators or publicise the presence of a mated pair.
Even when they are fully grown they are still small, standing just 40cm tall.
The new arrival was born to mum, Sponge, and dad, Croissant.
Joe Norman, animal team leader at Wild Place Project, said: “He is strong and healthy and is feeding well from his mum.”
He is the third dik-dik calf to be born at the park in just over a year. The first was Filo, who arrived in August last year. The second, Crumble, was born five months ago.
The new dik-dik calf is already spending time exploring the outdoors and is nesting under one of the willow trees.
Joe said: “He is outside in the nettles. It’s still quite warm and he is quite content. When he is feeding he is out and about so visitors have a good chance of seeing him.”
The new-born calf and his fellow dik-diks can be found in the Walled Garden, near the meerkats and threatened birds.
For more information about visiting Wild Place Project go to wildplace.org.uk or phone 0117 980 7175.
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