Kirks Dik-Dik
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Photo Credit: Doug Kjos
Found in Wild: southeast Sudan, northeast Uganda, southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya and Somalia
Size and Description: - Length: 1.8 to 2.5 feet
- Weight: 5.9 -14.3 pounds
Diet (zoo): alfalfa, fruits, vegetables, and salt licks
Diet (wild): brush leaves, shrubs, grasses, buds, shoots, fruit
Interesting Facts:
- Run in a zig-zag manner called dik-dik, hence the name
- Hunted for their hide -- two animals make on pair of gloves
- Have an elongated snout for heat dissipation
- Only males have horns; they grow approximately 4 inches in length
- Live in pairs and stay together their entire lives
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Hours
May: 10am - 6pm
June-August: 10am - 8pm
September: 10am - 6pm The Zoo will re-open Saturday, April 26, 2008
Admission
$6.00, ages 13 & up
$3.00, ages 4-12
Free, ages 3 & under
Wagons & Strollers
$2.14 Wagon $1.07 Stroller
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