Kudu
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KUDU (koodoo), the native name for a large species of African antelope, with large corkscrew-like horns in the male, Male Kudu.
Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
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(k´d), short-haired African antelope, genus Strepsiceros. The greater kudu, Strepsiceros strepsiceros, has a reddish brown coat with thin vertical white stripes on its sides.
Kudu are non-selective, bulk browsers, feeding on leaves, shoots, pods or fruit of a wide range of shrubs, trees, dicot forbs and succulents. They consume large quantities of roughage material.
greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
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Lesser kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
A shy reddish-brown antelope with distinctive white stripes and large ears. The males have impressive spiral horns.
Kudu rely on concealment and spend nearly all their time hidden in thick bush.
Kudu, or koodoo, is the Hottentot name for the greater kudu, a close relative. The 'lesser' denotes the smaller size and lack of mane of this antelope when compared to the greater kudu. Tragos (Greek) a he-goat;.
Kudu horns have spirals, which allow males to spar by interlocking horns. The males then proceed to shove and twist until one opponent is knocked off balance and thrown down. Some reports show male kudus found with locked horns, even in death.
Any kudu with horns over 50 inches is a good trophy but most PHs will use 55 inches as a starting point. The horns usually must be going into their third full curl.
The Greater Kudu is extremely wary and depends on woodlands and thickets for concealment as it browses.
Greatly enlarged ears suggest an acute sense of hearing. The Greater Kudu seldom vocalizes except for an alarm bark and a few mother/infant calls.
The greater kudu lives in central and southern Africa, in rocky hill country or on brush-covered plains. The animal's ability to easily leap obstacles 2.5 m (8 ft.) in height is taken into account by farmers when building fences within its range.
The handsome head of the male lesser kudu, with his elegant spiraled horns, is the symbol of the Saint Louis Zoo.
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Africa Mammals Guide Information: Large, elegant antelope with impressive horns and white stripes on the flanks. The female has prominent ears. The male becomes darker against the neck when the hair falls out. ...
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Antelope horns come in a huge variety of sizes and shapes. They can be spiralled, twisted, curved or straight. The largest belong to the male Greater kudu (say koo doo), which has horns that can grow to almost 2 m in length.
Wild Dogs are very proficient hunters and prey on a variety of medium sized antelope like springbok and kudu, but are able to take much larger animals.
In the arid bushland of northern Kenya, lesser kudu, gerenuk, and dikdik have been identified as major prey.
The diet consists primarily of gazelles, but also includes impalas, game birds, rabbits, and the young of warthogs, kudu, hartebeest, oryx, roan, and sable. Cheetah hunt in early morning and late afternoon (diurnal).
: The greater kudu is the second largest of the antelopes, the eland being the largest.
Diet: mainly small to medium sized antelope such as impala, duiker, hartebeest, dik-dik, springbok, kudu
Breeding Season: throughout the year
Sexual Maturity: 456 days
Gestation: about 95 days
Number of Offspring: 1-8 ...
Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
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Sitatunga (T. spekeii) Â- Nyala (T. angasii) Â- Bushbuck (T. scriptus) Â- Mountain Nyala (T. buxtoni) Â- Lesser Kudu (T. imberbis) Â- Greater Kudu (T. strepsiceros) Â- Bongo (T. eurycerus)
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Lions are predatory animals whose prey includes a variety of mammals weighing anywhere from 420 - 1200 lbs. Kudu, gazelle, springbok, wild boar, deer, buffalo, warthogs, wildebeest, ...
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the horse-antelope is the biggest antelope-type after the Elenantilope and the big kudu. its withers-height amounts to 160 cm, its weight by 275 kg. T...
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Africa is the home of most antelopes, including the bushbuck ,waterbuck , lechwe, marshbuck , impala , or palla, kudu, nyala , springbuck , bongo .
Leopards are the most successful hunters of the cat family. Their prey include Impala, Bushbuck, Warthog and also the young of Wildbeest, Kudu and Waterbuck. Rodents, ground birds, monkeys, baboons, frogs and fish, also make part of their diet.
The antelopes are especially diverse and include eland, impalas, gazelles oryx, gerenuk and kudu. Buffalo, wildebeest, plains zebra, rhinos, giraffes, elephants and warthogs are among other herbivores of the African savanna.
These animals graze on the abundant plants that grow there. At the NC Zoo, enjoy a walking safari though the Watani Grasslands exhibit and spot rhinos, elephants, Thompson’s gazelle, gemsbok, waterbucks, ostriches, and greater kudu.
 See also: Antelope, Greater kudu, Gazelle, Warthog, Oryx
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