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Other animals, such as the duiker ('Cephalopus mergens') or puti (of the Bechuanas), the steinbuck ('Tragulus rupestris') or puruhuru, the gemsbuck ('Oryx capensis') or kukama, and the porcupine ('Hystrix cristata'), are all able to subsist without water for many months at a time by living on bulbs and tubers containing moisture.

—Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa

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noun Any of various small African antelopes of the genera Cephalophus or Sylvicapra, having short, backward-pointing horns.

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I was expecting some grizzled old veteran who had a wealth of stories to tell, who had maybe even seen a civet cat or a duiker before they became extinct. — F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 04-05 - October-November 1994
(03 / 08 / 2007) Human hunting pressure causes significant behvaioral changes in Central Africa monkeys and duiker according to a paper published in the March issue of the journal Biotropica. — Mongabay.com News
We did see red duiker, loads of colobus monkeys, some samango monkeys, waterbuck, and even leopard footprint. — TravelPod.com Recent Updates
Nanger dama, Aders 'duiker, Cephalophus adersi, the Saiga antelope, — ENS
We start the morning's game viewing you should be getting tired of seeing impalas by now, and you'll find yourself noticing the less obvious animals in the park: the shy little steenbok and duiker, the monkeys and baboons, the guinea fowl and pheasants, the wealth of birds and unusual plants.