Name: Greater Kudu

Scientific Name: Tragelaphus Strepsiceros

African Names: Nhoro (Shona), Tandala Mdogo (Swahili), Thôlô (Tswana), Umgankla (Zulu)

Height: 5 feet

Average Adult Weight: Male kudu weigh 418-595 pounds while female kudu weigh 264-462 pounds

Life Span: Greater Kudu live up to 7 to 8 years in the wild and up to 23 years in captivity.

Description: A kudu's coat is red-brown to a blue-grey with six to ten white vertical stripes. Male kudus have impressive spiraled horns that spread out in a wide V pattern. Their horns start growing at age 6 months and are not fully grown until they are 6 years old.

Habitat: Bush covered plains, dry riverbeds or rocky hill country

Countries found in: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Eritrea, Kenya, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa

Babies: Female kudu give birth to a single foal after nine months gestation.

Food: Greater kudu generally eat leaves, grass, shoots and occasionally tubers, roots and fruit with a preference for oranges and tangerines.

Group Name: Herd

Adult Male Kudu with Impala at Pump Pan Waterhole, Chobe National Park, Botswana Buy From Art.com

Habits: Kudu live in herd of 10 to 15 females and their offspring led by a single male.

Conservation Status: Least Concern

Predators: Lions, leopards, cheetahs and hunting dogs.

Interesting Facts:Greater kudu are the second largest African antelope.
The longest recorded horns on a kudu were 6 feet long.
Kudu are excellent jumpers jumping over 7 feet high.
They are very vocal. The communicate with loud grunts, whines, barks, and hums.