Zebra Duiker

Common name : Banded duiker, Striped back duiker

Scientific name : Cephalophus zebra

Family : Bovidae

Native to : Liberia, the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Guinea Interesting fact : Its main predator is the leopard.

Conservation status : Vulnerable

Zebra duikers have gold or red-brown coats with 12-16 distinctive zebra-like stripes, dark markings on their upper legs, and russet faces. They feed primarily on fruit, foliage and seeds. They can breed throughout the year, and the female usually has a single calf at the end of 221-229 days long gestation period.

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