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Salt’s dik-dik size: How big do they get?

How big does a Salt’s dik-dik get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Salt’s dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) reaches an average size of 59.5 cm (2′ 0″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 14 years, they grow from 673 grams (1.48 lbs) to 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs). A Salt’s dik-dik has 1 babies at once. The Salt’s dik-dik (genus: Madoqua) is a member of the family Bovidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Salt's dik-dik is (2' 0

Salt’s dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) is a small antelope found in semidesert, bushland, and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also in northern Kenya and eastern Sudan. It is named after Henry Salt, who discovered it in Abyssinia in the early 19th century.

Animals of the same family as a Salt’s dik-dik

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

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

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Salt’s dik-dik:

Animals with the same litter size as a Salt’s dik-dik

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Salt’s dik-dik:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Salt’s dik-dik

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Salt’s dik-dik:

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

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Madoqua saltiana: