The morphology of the muscles of the muzzle, nostril, lip and cheek of the smallest ruminant species in East Africa (dik-dik) is described for the first time. In addition, those of the domestic goat are also described in this study.
Three heads of the dik-dik and three of the goat were used for the study of the myology of the face region. The results obtained were illustrated by three diagrams, and were discussed with the available literature in the small, large and wild ruminants.