GREY DUIKER

The name 'Grey Duiker' is because of its characteristic greyish colour, but 'bush' is a misbelieve, as it does not live in forest of thicket but in grassland, savannah woodland, and karroid shrubland,  Its name comes from the Afrikaans 'duiker' meaning 'to dive', because of its habit of ducking into bushes when there is danger about.  They can live without drinking water, and they eat leaves, fruit and seeds, and are one of very few antelope known to eat carrion and insects. 

Common duikers are active early in the morning, in the evening, and at night.  During the warm parts of the day, they stay bedded down in their resting locations.  Females will rest in places that are more elevated where they can have a better view of the surrounding areas.  Males and females are both territorial.  The territories of same sex animals have a small degree of overlap.  There is a larger amount of overlap between that of opposite sex animals, a loose bond existing between the male and the female that share some territory.  They mark their territories with scent from their preorbital gland and also by vegetation that has been horned by males.