Dik-dik on baked earth in Serengeti, Tanzania

This is not as bad as it looks. In the Serengeti, it is common for rangers to burn down grasslands in a controlled manner in order to trigger the growth of new grass. The new grass survives the fire as it is under ground. As the Serengeti basically consists of grass mostly, there is little unwanted damage to the habitat.

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Joost Thissen

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Beautiful photo with the dik-dik lighted by the sun on a black background. Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Joost. Posted 11 years ago

Sunil R Agadi

Lion

Nice catch, But feeling bad for it, since its not left with grass anymore. Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  This is the Serengeti, 5,700 square miles of grasslands. There is definitely not a shortage of grass, this is just a small patch of burned grass. In fact, it looks like it is feeding on exposed roots. Posted 11 years ago

The Kirks dik-dik

Kirk's dik-dik is a small antelope native to Eastern Africa and one of four species of dik-dik antelope. It is believed to have six subspecies and possibly a seventh existing in southwest Africa. Dik-diks are herbivores, typically of a fawn color that aids in camouflaging themselves in savannah habitats.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by Ferdy Christant