Bates' pygmy antelope is a shy, secretive creature, much like Mr Bates
It is doubtful that this secretive species was named after Downton’s favourite valet given that it comes from East Africa, but it does seem to share certain traits with the quiet Mr Bates.
The range of the male Bates’ pygmy antelope often overlaps those of two females. Sadly for our Mr Bates, it seems that the same can be said of him too, with his life being torn between his beloved Anna and his wife, the venomous Mrs Bates.
Bates’ pygmy antelope favours areas of dense vegetation cover, but it can also be found along roadsides and in village gardens. It tends to move around several suitable feeding sites on rotation, spending just a month or two in each area. Is this perhaps why Mr Bates keeps coming and going from Downton?!
(From Downton Abbey to the ARKive estate)
(wow it is so cute >
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