New Duiker species in West Africa

Birdnuts

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/walters-duiker.html

Hopefully it will get better protection from the ongoing carnage of the bush-meat trade!!:rolleyes:

Adam Khor

Coolest thing about duikers?

They are partially carnivorous!



They often complement their diet with carrion, and small animals like birds, rodents and amphibians they hunt. In captivity they are fed with both vegetable foods AND dog food.

steddyeddy

Adam Khor wrote: »

Coolest thing about duikers?

They are partially carnivorous!



They often complement their diet with carrion, and small animals like birds, rodents and amphibians they hunt. In captivity they are fed with both vegetable foods AND dog food.

Surprisngly enough a lot of strict herbivores are thought to compliment their diet with animal protein!

Some red deer on the scottish isle of rum have aprantly been seen eating live birds!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0825_030825_carnivorousdeer.html

Adam Khor

steddyeddy wrote: »

Surprisngly enough a lot of strict herbivores are thought to compliment their diet with animal protein!

Some red deer on the scottish isle of rum have aprantly been seen eating live birds!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0825_030825_carnivorousdeer.html

Indeed, it seems that where food is not nutritious enough or hard to find, deer go carnivorous too. But under natural conditions they are nowhere as predatory as duikers.