Chimp & See Talk

Red Duiker

  • earthvoyeur by earthvoyeur

    Curious if it looks as though this Duiker has a long scar down its left side?

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  • AnLand by AnLand moderator

    This might be a scar, yes. It looks very linear, so it's probably not some bacterial or parasite infection. It could be that it only have been a superficial wound, just enough to create some scarred tissue where the fur doesn't grow properly anymore. The duiker seems to be in good shape.

    (Of course, it can also be a innate fur growth problem like a pigmentation problem would be.)

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