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That is a beautiful shot! What species exactly is it?

Hmm, @Blackduiker: it's a duiker and it has a black back. What are the odds that it's a Black-Backed Duiker, aka Bay Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis)...?

Never seen one of those - that is a stunning animal.

its a nice photo too

It's a Bay Duiker not a black one.

DejaVuKatz said:

It's a Bay Duiker not a black one.

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Sun Wukong does say that it is a Bay Duiker, which is also known as a Black-backed Duiker.

Ohhh I see. Black Duiker look very different. I didn't know Bay Duiker had a second name. Learn something everyday.

@DejaVuKatz. I've never seen Black and Bay duikers in real, so how exactly Black duiker look diffrent to a Bay duiker ? Thanks.

The bays are like a orange brown with a black stripe on their back. the blacks are really dark brown to black sometimes with a kinda orangish head. I'm still learning about them all and other people that stalk the forms know more differences then I do. I think they might even have different facial markings, but just about ever duiker ive ever seen has a white under tail/bum.

@ DejaVuKatz. Thanks. We have only Red or Natal duikers and two yellow backed duikers in europe.