Kirk's Dik-dik has excellent night time vision to help it browse and avoid detection. The highly reflective layer of cells is beneath the retina

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Kirk's Dik-dik has excellent night time vision to help it browse and avoid detection. The highly reflective layer of cells beneath the retina are called the Tapetum luciuium

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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