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Kudu
Name in Afrikaans : Koedoe
Name in English : Kudu
Scientific Name : Tragelaphus Strepsiceros
Calf Weight (6 months): 55 kg
Female Weight (3 year) : 125 kg
Male Weight (3 year) : 220 kg
Female Weight (5 year) : 160 kg
Male Weight (5 year) : 240 kg
Life Expectancy : 15 years
Diet : Mainly Browsers. Bark, leaves, pods and flowers
Gestation / Offspring : 210 -225 days - 1 calf
Breeding : March - April
Males Height : 1.4 m
Females Height : 1.25 m
Grouping : Family groups up to 12
Habitat : Closed Savannah. Hilly terrain.

Distinctive Features :

Narrow white bar across face just in front of eyes. Large ears, wide spiralling horns on males only. Mane on shoulders, Male has beard below neck. Pale grey-brown with narrow vertical white stripes over back. Tail brown above, white below.