Abbott’s duiker  (Cephalophus spadix)

Description

This secretive, forest-dwelling antelope was first photographed in the wild as recently as 2003, with the aid of a camera trap (3). It has a stocky body, with short, thick legs and a thick neck, and a glossy coat that varies in colour between dark chestnut-brown and black, with a reddish tinge to the belly and sides (2). The face is more pale grey in colour (2), and a highly distinctive tuft of reddish-brown hair sits between the fairly short, pointed horns (2) (4).

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