The Zebra Duiker

The Zebra Duiker ( Cephalopoda zebra) is a small antelope mostly found in Liberia, it is also found in the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and sometimes in Guinea. They are sometimes referred to as the banded Duiker as well as the striped-back duiker. The zebra duiker lives about 11 to 13 years in captivity. They weigh about 15 to 23 kilograms (33 to 50 pounds.) Their IUCN status is currently vulnerable. They are similar to the Tasmanian tiger and the thylacine. It's main hunters are leopards. The zebra duiker's diet consists of mainly fruits, seeds, leaves and sometimes animals. The zebra duiker is very dependent on mature rainforest, thus it is one of the first species to disappear with logging. Recent studies suggest that only 15,000 zebra duiker's may survive in the wild. Zebra duiker's breed all year round, mothers hide their children in the first 2 to 3 weeks after birth, leaving the babies tucked away in vegetation and visiting the baby about 4 times average every day to nurse. Young zebra duikers have a blueish cast to their coat and the stripes are very close, at two months of age, the coat begins to reach a more golden shade, adult colouration is reached by 7 to 9 months. !