Greater Kudu
Description and Identification:
Shoulder height: Kudu males 1,4 m
Kudu females 1,25
Body mass: Kudu males 200 kg - 350 kg
Kudu females 110 kg - 120 kg
Body color: Kudu Males fawn grey
Kudu Females usually tinged cinnamon
- Six to ten unevenly spaced, white transverse stripes on the back and flanks with facial markings
- Large, broad ears pinkish inside with white fringes
- Crest of long hair on humped shoulders continues forward to form a mane on back of neck and head
Kudu male:
- fringe of long white tipped hair on the throa
- Kudu tail – pure white underneath
- Cork – screw shaped Horns
- Only the males have horns
Social Behavior of Kudu :
- Herds – Kudu Bulls and cows in separate herds (except during breeding season)
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Herds of mostly cows and calves between 4- 18 individuals.
- Usually a cow has one calf.
- Bulls form bachelor herds
- Kudus are active at night in farm areas , they come to the water late
- White tail as warning signal for danger
- Kudu Bulls and cows – loud coarse bark
- Jump over 2 meters high, adult bulls even higher
Source: J D Skinner and R H N Smither: The Mammals of the southern African Subregion; Hunting School-Seminar study Guide Namibia
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