A small antelope, the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) gets its name from the Afrikaans word for “diver” because when disturbed, it tends to dive into dense underbrush and disappear. Found in central, southern and eastern Africa, it is the smallest of the 20-plus species of duiker – standing less than a foot tall at the shoulders and weighing about 11 pounds. It is known to follow in the wake of monkeys and birds, eating fruit that those animals drop.
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