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Litter Size

How many babies does a Günther’s dik-dik have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Günther’s dik-diks are in a litter?

A Günther’s dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 175 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 684 grams (1.51 lbs) and measure 3.8 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Bovidae family (genus: Madoqua). An adult Günther’s dik-dik grows up to a size of 61.2 cm (2′ 1″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Günther's dik-dik is 1

Günther’s dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri) is a small antelope found in arid zones of East Africa.

Other animals of the family Bovidae

Günther’s dik-dik is a member of the Bovidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Günther’s dik-dik

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Günther’s dik-dik

Other animals that usually reach the age of 14 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Günther’s dik-dik

What other animals weight around 4.61 kg (10.16 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Günther’s dik-dik

Also reaching around 61.2 cm (2′ 1″) in size do these animals: