Microlivestock Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future (1991) / Chapter Skim
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32 Other Small Antelope
32 Other Small Antelope
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APPEARANCE AND SIZE Of these animals, some, such as the pygmy antelopes, have a crouched appearance with an arched back and short neck; others have a more upright posture with a long neck and a raised head. In all species, the males are smaller than the females and bear tiny spikelike horns.
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· Klipspringers live on stony mountain slopes, rocky outcrops, or the sides of steep gorges at altitudes from sea level to 4,000 m. · Four-horned antelopes live in undulating or hill country and shelter in tall grass and open jungle, a terrain more common to deer than to antelope.
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Some species deposit dung and urine on particular sites. And they repeatedly daub secretions from glands in front of the eyes onto plant stems, where a sticky mass accumulates.
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Because of their small size, these species might make good laboratory animals for ruminant studies. The dikdik, for instance, becomes a fully functioning ruminant at a body weight of about only 1.5 kg.2 However, their digestive physiology is quite different from that of cattle, sheep, and goats, which makes them atypical ruminants.
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On the other hand, quickly digestible cell walls of lush green plants can be used efficiently.3 The territorial behavior of most of these species may limit their rearing in large numbers under captive conditions. RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION NEEDS As noted, preliminary research on dwarf antelope husbandry is required.
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Only then can we stop today's universal animalprotein wastage. How ironic it would be, in this scientific age, for mankind to starve largely because of a bunch of old wives' tales, irrational beliefs, silly associations, and the lack of a sufficient spirit of culinary and gustatory adventure.
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