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Dik-Dik named Bounty born at Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo in Begelly, Wales

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A baby dik-dik, a type of tiny antelope, was born last week at Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo in the U.K. Photos shared by the zoo in Pembrokeshire, Wales, show the female calf, named Bounty, staying cozy with mother Lady Coconut under a heat lamp indoors. They will remain inside and out of public view for a time, the zoo said. There are four species of dik-dik native to the arid shrublands of eastern and southern Africa. The dik-dik gets its name from the sound it makes when threatened. Bounty and Lady Coconut appear to be Kirks dik-diks, which reach a height of about 14 to 18 inches as adults, with females being slightly larger than males. A male Kirks dik-dik calf made his public debut earlier this year at the Brookfield Zoo, just outside Chicago, Ill. According to the zoo, there are 25 Kirks dik-diks at 11 accredited North American zoos, and five of them are at Brookfield Zoo.