Madoqua
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Madoqua is a genus of small African antelopes commonly known as dik-diks, characterized by their diminutive size, elongated snouts, and monogamous pair bonds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madoqua canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4919537 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madoqua Context triple: [Kirk’s dik-dik, genus, Madoqua]
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A.
Ngola
Ngola is an alternative name for the Angolar people, a community of African descent primarily associated with São Tomé and Príncipe.
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B.
Sena of Tete
Sena of Tete is a regional variety of the Sena Bantu language spoken primarily in and around the Tete province of Mozambique.
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C.
Mansa
Mansa was the royal title used by the rulers of the Mali Empire, most famously borne by Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest and most influential monarchs in history.
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D.
Mansa
Mansa is a city in the Malwa region of Punjab, India, known primarily as an agricultural and cotton-growing center.
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E.
Temne
The Temne are one of the largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone, known for their rich agricultural traditions, distinct language, and significant influence on the country’s cultural and political life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madoqua Target entity description: Madoqua is a genus of small African antelopes commonly known as dik-diks, characterized by their diminutive size, elongated snouts, and monogamous pair bonds.
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A.
Ngola
Ngola is an alternative name for the Angolar people, a community of African descent primarily associated with São Tomé and Príncipe.
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B.
Sena of Tete
Sena of Tete is a regional variety of the Sena Bantu language spoken primarily in and around the Tete province of Mozambique.
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C.
Mansa
Mansa was the royal title used by the rulers of the Mali Empire, most famously borne by Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest and most influential monarchs in history.
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D.
Mansa
Mansa is a city in the Malwa region of Punjab, India, known primarily as an agricultural and cotton-growing center.
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E.
Temne
The Temne are one of the largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone, known for their rich agricultural traditions, distinct language, and significant influence on the country’s cultural and political life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| antiPredatorBehavior |
cryptic coloration
ⓘ
rapid zigzag running ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Bovidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Antilopinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
diminutive body size
ⓘ
elongated snout ⓘ monogamous pair bonds ⓘ |
| commonName | dik-diks ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species least concern ⓘ |
| describedAs | small African antelopes ⓘ |
| diet |
browser
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
savanna shrublands ⓘ semi-arid bushlands ⓘ |
| hasCommonNameForSpecies |
Günther's dik-dik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirk's dik-dik NERFINISHED ⓘ Salt's dik-dik NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver dik-dik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Madoqua guentheri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madoqua kirkii NERFINISHED ⓘ Madoqua piacentinii NERFINISHED ⓘ Madoqua saltiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
enlarged preorbital glands
ⓘ
large dark eyes ⓘ short pointed horns in males ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Animalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artiodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ Bovidae ⓘ Chordata ⓘ Mammalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Neotragini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivityPattern | crepuscular ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | monogamous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males horned females usually hornless ⓘ |
| socialStructure | pair-living ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| territorialBehavior | scent marking ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Madoqua saltiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Madoqua Description of subject: Madoqua is a genus of small African antelopes commonly known as dik-diks, characterized by their diminutive size, elongated snouts, and monogamous pair bonds.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kirk’s dik-dik