Greater kudu

Greater kudu

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Species : Tragelaphus strepsiceros

 

The Greater kudu is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the greater kudu

Die linkerhandse skildhouer, ’n koedoe (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), is tipies van die wild wat eens in die distrik algemeen was, en wat huidiglik weer in reserwes en op wildplase te vinde is. (Full text)

Diet: Greater Kudus are almost exclusively browsers that feed on roots, leaves, tubers, fallen fruits, succulents and young grasses. (Full text)

photo: Tom Gillespie Characteristics: The Greater Kudu is one of the tallest antelope species, second only to the Eland. (Full text)

The greater Kudu is one of the largest Africa antelopes, with majestic curving horns that spiral around two and a half times in older males. (Full text)

The greater kudu is one of the most elegant and beautiful of the antelopes. (Full text)

The live weight of the male american history would be about five hundred pounds; the female, like the nellut african american history (Tragelaphus Strepsiceros), is devoid of horns, and much bible verse resembles the female of the Sambur deer of India. (Full text)

The live weight of the male concert tour would be about five hundred pounds; the female, like the nellut bike tour europe (Tragelaphus Strepsiceros), is devoid of horns, and much the rime of the ancient mariner resembles the female of the Sambur deer of India. (Full text)

Details The Greater Kudu is a member of the spiral-horned antelopes which inhabit hilly woodland areas located in eastern, central and southern Africa. (Full text)

Pallas, 1766 The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout East and (Full text)

Activity Greater kudus are both nocturnal and diurnal. (Full text)

The greater kudu is the second-tallest antelope in Africa. (Full text)

Female greater kudus are noticeably smaller than the males. (Full text)

Predators:leopards, hunting dogs, spotted hyenas, humansThe greater kudu is considered by many to be the most handsome of the tragelaphine antelopes, which includes the bongo, eland, nyala, bushbuck and sitatunga. (Full text)

The kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is also a most useful species for game ranching purposes (Young, 1973). (Full text)

Our herd The majestic greater kudu is Africa's second largest antelope. (Full text)

BEHAVIOR: The Greater Kudu is extremely wary and depends on woodlands and (Full text)

Greater Kudus are found in eastern and southern Africa, and Lesser Kudus are found only in eastern Africa. (Full text)

The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa. (Full text)

Greater kudus are found in southern and eastern Africa. (Full text)

most striking and beautiful of the antelopes, the Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is both majestic and elusive. (Full text)

The Greater Kudu by Austin The greater kudu is the second largest antelope in the world. (Full text)

Tragelaphus strepsiceros Introduction - The Greater Kudu is the second tallest antelope in Africa and the kudu bulls bear long, spiral horns which reach record lengths of up to 1. (Full text)

Greater kudus are increasingly restricted to stony, hilly country by expanding settlement. (Full text)

Female greater kudus are much smaller than the males. (Full text)

Habitat Greater kudus are found throughout much of southern and eastern Africa, with the largest populations living in the south. (Full text)

The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is considered lower risk but in need of conservation assistance (East 1999, Hilton-Taylor 2000). (Full text)

1. greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros -- (a variety of kudu)
greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
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